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Those who wish to repeat our disastrous experience with open trials show their toughness on terrorism by pointing out that we have already curtailed the normal rules of legal procedure. "The law already limits the reach of the Bill of Rights overseas," the New York Times reassures us. "American troops need not show a warrant before entering a cave in Afghanistan for their findings to be admissible at trial in the United States." Such are the Upper West Side's concessions...
From the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JIHAD, al-Qaeda's guidebook for terror: "BIOLOGICAL LETTERS...consist of a normal letter coated with some kind of microbes, viruses, that can withstand dryness for quite some time and still maintain its capability of multiplying...enough to coat the letter and guarantee it reaches its destination as deadly to the human being, either orally or through a scratch in the skin, and gets him infected with a contagious sickness that resolves into his death...CHEMICAL LETTERS...consist of a normal letter coated with some mustard agent or other poisons. This method is not yet deployed...
...October, and the number of Americans filing for first-time jobless claims fell by 15,000 to 427,000 last week, surprising economists with a fourth straight weekly decline. And retail sales did bounce back big time in October, though they're still a long way from normal levels...
...back in July - and spent October frantically slashing prices and ponying up incentives trying to lure Sept.11-shocked shoppers back into stores (we're looking at you, car dealers), this season could actually see rather slim pickings on the shelves if shoppers - whether out of patriotism, a determination to act normal, or an urge to get the kids a few extra toys with all this tragedy around - turn out in any force...
...jobs on campus. These and other part-time positions could be combined into full-time jobs that carry increased benefits and a stronger role in collective bargaining. Yet even if Harvard agreed to such a commitment this afternoon, the changeover would take years, with full-time positions created through normal attrition as other part-time workers leave. Unlike a wage floor, which would become a non-issue as long as it is regularly adjusted for inflation, this plank of PSLM’s platform could stay on the front burner as long as there are part-time workers at Harvard...