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...wants Mike to know we appreciate him, that he still reigns, at least in our memory. The truth, though, is that we don't want him to come back because even for Michael Jordan, this would be an act of hubris so monumental as to make his trademark confidence twist into conceit. We don't want him back on the court because no one likes a show-off. The stumbling? That will...
...arts students armed with clubs. Not a problem: he levels five of them with five quicker-than-the-eye maneuvers. At the end, he faces off against a tall, blond, muscular baddie who does five fast handsprings toward Liujian. Li sees his move and tops it with a triple twist that breaks the guy's neck. Nice...
...Then, in an ironic twist, House Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee said they reluctantly will oppose a ten-year, $40 billion package of energy tax breaks that includes tax credits for hybrid-fuel cars, residential solar systems and alternative fuels - because they were worried about the budget surplus...
...They kick up fusses. They have to be convinced. Greenspan does have to twist the occasional arm. (If gossip like this turns you on, try Bob Woodward's "Maestro.") In little ways, and at crucial times, they matter. Witness the excited financial-page murmuring that accompanied the release of the minutes of the May 15 meeting, which revealed that Kansas City Fed Bank President Thomas Hoenig, fearing inflation, bucked Big Green for the first time in two years and voted for a quarter-point cut. (The regional presidents, not seeing Greenspan as often, do tend to be a bit more...
...Look, you need to twist the arms of both sides. Lectures and preaching will not stop it. You need to act strongly and firmly. But it seems that the American administration is? I don't know, I'm not the one to judge the behavior of the administration, but I think every day they are showing less interest in involvement in the Middle East. The level of interest they are paying is Powell calling Sharon and Arafat on the phone. I hate to say it, but when their interest is not touched the American foreign policy is based on preaching...