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...happening in Afghanistan as the Pentagon refuses to allow international peacekeepers past Kabul city limits. Since the Administration has made it clear that the objective is Saddam's ouster, he has no reason to behave: on his last legs, the Iraqi ruler would seemingly have no reason not to launch missiles laden with chemical or biological weapons against U.S. troops or Israeli cities...
...lives; it also wanted to merge television and the Internet. Its tone, however, felt preachy, and the Internet didn't quite pan out as expected. Now that some early shows have been jettisoned and website employees laid off, the network is reassessing. "Everyone forgets how hard it is to launch things," says Laybourne, the network's CEO. "Our voice is emerging...
...Some senators and congressmen, however, see two potential roadblocks to an invasion. The first is the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Washington will need logistical support from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states to launch an invasion and that won't come as long as Israelis and Palestinians are killing each other. "The reality of the Middle East is setting in on the administration's policy toward Iraq," says Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "Right now there isn't one of our Middle East allies, including Turkey, that would be with...
...screens abroad--run digital projectors. And so far, all those projectors house TI's DLP chip, which consists of an array of tiny mirrors that flip on and off, refracting light through a prism and onto the screen. Kodak is developing a competing product set to launch next year. Its chip, manufactured by JVC, uses a liquid-crystal display instead of mirrors and, in a recent demonstration, appeared to match DLP's in quality. "The holdup right now is not the technology--it's the economics," says Elizabeth Daley, dean of the film school at the University of Southern California...
...customers for larger-size merchandise. In North Attleboro, Mass., store manager Amy Lynn, 23, who sports purple-streaked hair and a tongue stud, says she hears girls shriek: "Finally, something that fits me!" Torrid suits Wall Street too. Hot Topic's stock price has risen 33% since Torrid's launch. Says Wells Fargo securities analyst Jennifer Black: "The market for Torrid is huge, no pun intended...