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...were a young stand-up comedian looking to launch a career in the 1960s and '70s, your ultimate goal was to land a guest spot on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. But for many of the up-and-comers who weren't yet on Carson's radar, the first TV stop was a friendlier, more accessible, less-high-pressure showcase run by a former big-band singer and game show host named Merv Griffin...
...Long Goodbye The enemies of democracy thrive on its rationality and willingness to compromise. Al-Qaeda was so emboldened by the weak response to attacks on U.S. troops in Lebanon (1983) and Somalia (in the 1990s) that it dared launch the suicide missions of 9/11 [July 30]. The U.S. must stay the course because if it retreats from Iraq, all enemies of freedom, especially al-Qaeda and its admirers, will become more adventurous. In addition, those religious zealots will claim Islam as one of their tragic victims. Husam Dughman, TORONTO
Yesterday's launch included plenty of respectful grace notes. Sixty of the 114 candidates for the Teacher in Space slot in 1985 were at the liftoff, as were a number of relatives of the astronauts lost in the 1986 explosion. NASA was almost defensive in insisting that Endeavour is a sound ship, pointing out that in the nearly five years since it last flew it's undergone improvements so extensive as to leave it almost unrecognizable. "It's like a new space shuttle," shuttle program manager N. Wayne Hale told a news conference...
...pace of withdrawing troops [July 30]. While it is crucial that they leave in an orderly fashion, the sooner they depart, the better. A U.N. task force should be assigned to guard Iraq's borders and prevent a regional conflict. Iraq's neighbors and the world powers should launch an intensive diplomatic effort to help the Iraqis sort out their disagreements. They are best qualified to construct the democratic unified nation they aspire to after Saddam Hussein. Samih A. Sherif, Montreux, Switzerland...
...enemies of democracy thrive on its rationality and willingness to compromise. Al-Qaeda was so emboldened by the weak response to attacks on U.S. troops in Lebanon (1983) and Somalia (in the 1990s) that it dared launch the suicide missions of 9/11. The U.S. must stay the course because if it retreats from Iraq, all enemies of freedom, especially al-Qaeda and its admirers, will become more adventurous. In addition, those religious zealots will claim Islam as one of their tragic victims. Husam Dughman, Toronto...