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...resolution that gives him the authorization to act. He will need the world's backing for the same reason that he had to turn to Congress for support despite his White House counsel's view that he already has the legal and constitutional authority to launch an attack on his own. Bush's executive experience may have persuaded him to set a goal, but his political skills are what it will take to achieve it. Consensus building may be a time-consuming task, but it is a necessary one before a democracy declares war. --With reporting by Massimo Calabresi, James...
...very sick market. But as Michel Bon could tell the next CEO, in Europe's current telecom environment, tough choices are about the only ones left. SPACE The Businessman in the moon it's one great leap for businessman-kind: the U.S. government has given TransOrbital permission to launch the first commercial moon landing, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, in 2003. Space is big business, with satellites generating more than $80 billion last year. But is there really money to be made on the moon? TransOrbital president Dennis Laurie believes the $20 million moon shot can generate $50 million...
...greatest beauty of all: the poetry, the community's love of the Bible and the Torah, that shines through the eulogy." Although Haidler has so far worked in obscurity, supported by a small circle of friends and enthusiasts, he takes his archive public on Sept. 29 with the launch of www.chewra.com. The website, an online database free to anyone with Internet access, contains personal data on the deceased, a photograph of the tombstone and a copy of the inscription (along with a translation into Czech) for each documented grave. English, German and Russian translations may follow. Other sections...
...White House game plan was to make the case for invasion of Iraq in September and early October, then get a vote out of Congress approving war before it recessed for the elections. Bush would have that in his pocket so he could launch military strikes perhaps by January when Congress was not in session. But the plan was in danger of already unraveling. Republicans were already heckling him. Congressman Doug Bereuter, a senior Nebraska Republican on the International Relations Committee complained to his hometown Omaha World Herald: "The administration has mishandled [its Iraq policy] "to the point that they...
...that any student who alleges that another student has committed an act of sexual misconduct—which includes behavior ranging from unwanted touching to rape—must provide “sufficient independent corroboration” or “proof” before the College will launch an investigation. Previously, an investigation would begin after a student submitted a written account of the misconduct. This old method is the way things should be done. And it is the way things are done in the real world and in campuses around the country. When people report crimes...