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laid siege to Samarra, the site of one of Shiism's most storied shrines. It would be no surprise if the next few weeks brought them to the gates of Baghdad. But an assault on Baghdad, or even its capture, would be an illusory victory. It can only end in defeat — and the strengthening of the insurgents'

information close to the vest. To balance the Goldman Rule — call it a hedge — I invoke one of my own creation: the Rule of the Worse. You thought Cantor was bad? Look who's coming after. You thought you can't get more evil than al-Qaeda? Look at who's pillaging Iraq, a terrorist group that even al-Q

the screenwriter, is one of my favorite philosophers. "Nobody knows anything," he once wrote. I thought of him when the politically indestructible Cantor got trounced. What happened? Theories galore, but the salient fact is that nobody saw it coming. EFTA00706976 It was the same with the stock mark

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2163 4A THE PALM BEACH POST • MONDAY. AUGUST 14. 2006 Mayhem mounts despite added troops Five bombings kill 57 civilians in a Shiite area of Baghdad. As New ler* Times itAGIMAD — As U.S. forces conducted a new se- curity sweep in western Baghdad on Sunday, five ap- parently coordinated bomb.-

photos. Find it. Fast. Easy. Now. PalmBeachPost.com Click on Autos EFTA01682179 w s C THE PALM BEACH POST • TUESDAY. AUGUST 8. 2006 9B Cantor performed in movies, at home P• MR. DUBOV /win 111 warning. abruptly ending a life that accomplished so much in 55 years. "He sang to me ever