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...that increase stems, strangely, from 9/11. As the FBI turned more of its attention and manpower to counterterrorism, the bureau handed off most of its drug-related inquiries to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Since only some of the former drug agents were moved to the counterterrorism division, the shift in focus freed up 200 additional agents to combat public corruption, says special agent Chris Swecker, the criminal-division chief. By 2003, senior FBI officials were fanning out to field offices across the U.S. to drive home the point that public corruption was now the criminal division's No. 1 priority...
...Otherwise, there's no point. Once you're a mom, you're not just you anymore. You're split. It is a completely different human state. I noticed that more because I had my child when I was 40. My tectonic plates had slid into place. Having to shift them again is something you notice...
...That was a marked shift from Summers’ public statements up until that point. In a letter to the Harvard community released on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, the president wrote that he was “wrong to have spoken in a way that has resulted in an unintended signal of discouragement to talented girls and women.” But he did not say that he was wrong, period...
...policy of unilateralism. Sharon departed from the Israeli paradigm?historically characterized by capturing a chunk of land and demanding, for its return, negotiations and recognition of Israel as a legitimate state. He called for a viable Arab partner with whom to negotiate. The acceptance of that shift by the nation's majority is a legacy?and unique to the Kadima Party, which is why I think it is still going to win the March elections. One thing remains unchanged: the prospects for a negotiated bilateral peace are very, very dim. But the prospects for a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from parts...
Provigil, otherwise known as modafinil, was approved to help narcoleptics and shift workers stay awake. Lately it has joined the ranks of Ritalin as a popular performance aid. Some recent studies suggest it may indeed boost attention and mental acuity