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...radicalism of Zakaria, together with the drawings of automatic rifles and slogans calling for jihad and martyrdom in students' essays pasted to one of the school's walls, is at odds with the beliefs and practices of the roughly 200 million Muslims in Indonesia. Since Arabic traders began to spread Islam across the archipelago about 700 years ago, the religion has assumed many forms. Indonesia has fiery Wahhabi evangelists and Jakarta sophisticates who drink cocktails during Ramadan. The vast majority of Indonesian Muslims fall somewhere in between, practicing a form of the religion distinguished by its "peacefulness and tolerance," says...
...None of that has slowed the spread of ultrasound-imaging machines. The devices, which can cost as much as $200,000, are even popping up in the offices of obstetricians eager to please patients who expect to get the same services from their doctors that they can buy in a shopping mall...
...Oval Office, and the President wanted a present. For five months in 2001, the education barons in Congress had been haggling over Bush's signature education-reform bill, No Child Left Behind. "I've asked you all to come down here to get something done," said Bush, careful to spread his eyes across all four visitors. This was not the moment to show his contempt for the impulse of lawmakers to stonewall and grandstand and leak as they pursue their narrow self-interests. This was a moment for ego massage. "Had any of you decided that you didn't want...
...editor in chief of Diagnostic Imaging Magazine, is concerned that entertainment ultrasounds may give parents a false sense of security. He is troubled by the fact that some expectant mothers are forgoing standard prenatal visits after a "reassuring" visit to an ultrasound center. None of that has slowed the spread of ultrasound-imaging machines. The devices, which can cost as much as $200,000, are even popping up in the offices of obstetricians eager to please patients who expect to get the same services from their doctors that they can buy in a shopping mall. If you really want...
...bidding war that highlights the degree to which government reform and revived economic vibrancy have unleashed a fresh wave of market competition in this traditionally moribund industry. Many observers say the tussle may even be a harbinger of a rough-and-tumble style of capitalism that could spread across Japan's rebounding economy...