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...took only a few false reports about WMD for the Bush Administration to invade Iraq because of fears of an imminent threat. So why is nothing being done to resolve Sudan's Darfur crisis [Oct. 4], a proven humanitarian catastrophe? Perhaps it is because that tragedy does not pose any immediate danger to the U.S. and the rest of the developed world. Peace negotiations, U.N. convoys and delegations to assess the nature of the genocide are not the solution for Sudan. What is the difference between the Iraqi insurgents and the government-backed Janjaweed militia in Sudan's Darfur region...
Viewers of the debates could be forgiven for thinking that neither candidate can see the woods for the terrorists [Oct. 11]. No terrorist attack, no matter how dire, could pose the threat to all human life that already exists, gets worse by the day and is ignored by politicians. Yet the environment has scarcely featured in the U.S. presidential election. Terrorists make better headlines than the removal of toxins from the environment to secure the health of future generations...
Although such activities do pose a significant challenge, Fay says that the most difficult part of her job is fundraising...
...Maitland Ward and Anne Dudek). In a car accident, Brittany and Tiffany receive the tiniest of scratches to their faces, the greatest imaginable travesty, and refuse to go out in public. To keep up appearances, Kevin and Marcus must, obviously, transform themselves with a team of makeup artists and pose as “white chicks” during the biggest days of the social season, Labor Day Weekend...
...only are troodontids very closely related to birds," says Norell, "but this particular one is in a stereotypical resting pose of birds." The sleeping dragon was found sitting on its hindlimbs, its forelimbs folded at its side, its head tucked under its left elbow and its long tail curled around its body. Experts believe modern birds sleep in a similar position to conserve heat; presumably Mei long did too, which suggests that the animal was warm-blooded. If that was the case, says Norell, it also offers an explanation for feathers: "It's likely they first evolved for insulation rather...