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Pentagon friends say Powell was initially "blown off course" by Bush's basic principle of anything-but-Clinton. "If Clinton was pushing hard for it," says J. Stapleton Roy, ambassador to China for Bush Sr., "their instinct was to pull way back." But every Administration learns--often the hard way--that foreign policy inevitably snaps back from campaign rhetoric to the well-plowed tracks of enduring interests. And it was Powell who bore the brunt of the President's education...
Those trendy backpacks with wheels let you pull the weight along the ground. But they have problems too. Many are larger than the average shoulder bag, so students are tempted to carry more than they would in a conventional pack. Also, roller bags often don't fit into a locker and, more important, in crowded halls they can lead to tripping and falls...
...Pentagon friends say Powell was initially "blown off course" by Bush's basic principle of anything-but-Clinton. "If Clinton was pushing hard for it," says J. Stapleton Roy, ambassador to China for Bush Sr., "their instinct was to pull way back." But every Administration learns?often the hard way?that foreign policy inevitably snaps back from campaign rhetoric to the well-plowed tracks of enduring interests. And it was Powell who bore the brunt of the President's education...
...circuit. A new crop of hip young directors and producers is turning out legitimate hits, like Shiri, a slick spy-action thriller, Friends, a sentimental buddy flick, and Ginkgo Bed, a funky exploration of relationships and reincarnation. Koreans are watching their own movies in record numbers?Korean films now pull in 40% of ticket sales, up from 25% three years ago. At more than $250 million, the box-office take in 2000 was almost triple the figure a year earlier...
...very good person. During my annual visit to San Francisco?s ballpark, I catcall the newly muscled Barry as he stands in the outfield. I holler at him, make loud choking noises, yell rhetorical questions: "Hey Barry, nice one! Why couldn?t you play like that in Pittsburgh?!" I pull my Pirates hat down low over my eyes and glower at the disgustingly cheerful Giants fans, who are all chatting away on their late-model Nokias and sipping celery sodas...