But as they made their escape, the suspects hit a snag: Their van scraped the curb and the front license plate fell off.Police traced the plate to a nearby car rental company — and to the renter of the van, whom authorities described as a male Lebanese immigrant. “I think the tears that you see basically is that I have really enjoyed this ride.”Released by Seattle after last season, Rice signed with Denver over the summer and was reunited with Shanahan, a former offensive coordinator in San Francisco.Early in training camp, Rice was the third receiver, and it looked as if he might make a substantial contribution this season.The sum of Jerry Rice’s impact wasn’t evident only on the field.After the star receiver’s retirement Monday, a former San Francisco 49er teammate recalled his influence in a locker-room moment, how Rice — some say the greatest player in NFL history — made a huge difference even before he set foot on the field for Super Bowl XXIX, the most recent of the franchise’s five Super Bowl victories.”It sends a chill down my spine just thinking about it,” said former 49er linebacker Gary Plummer, recounting how he and teammate Rickey Jackson, both experienced veterans, were as jittery as rookies before that championship game against the San Diego Chargers. Pork rinds, prime rib and Camembert cheese were in; oranges, whole wheat bread and pasta were out.Dieters who stuck to the regimen said they lost weight rapidly even as nutritionists warned about the negative long-term effects of eating high-fat foods.The counterintuitive nature of the diet caught the public’s imagination, said Barbara Rolls, a professor of nutritional science at Pennsylvania State University. After rough living (including a now-famous prison stint in the 1950s) and a period of career doldrums, Haggard is approaching his 60th birthday in April with vitality. “It’s turned into the biggest issue I’ve ever seen here.”The 70,000-square-foot California Heart and Surgical Hospital’s services would include radiology, cardiology and neurology, and the facility would have six operating rooms.

attorney and seven years in the Reagan administration’s Justice Department.Nominees have sometimes been stymied by charges that they were too ideological, such as conservative Robert H Bork in 1987. The Paiutes called it “the circle of painted cliffs.” And indeed, it is a work of art: a gallery of spires, natural arches and ledges carved by snow, wind, rain and patience.. It was the institution’s attempt to “get with it,” as education began to move from traditional history classes to more exciting social studies courses in, say, “The Role of Dogs in 19th Century Class Struggle.”A prim woman with cropped gray hair — the spare, spinsterly sort of teacher who doesn’t seem to exist anymore — Miss Williams wasn’t an obvious choice to initiate this bold, modern educational adventure. And the opposition coalition led by Hariri’s son, Saad Hariri, will get an injection of backbone stiffener.Already this week, the cabinet has asked that the ongoing U.N. But Einstein had a rebelliousness, a willingness not to conform, that they lacked. government to use deadly force to protect themselves.One contractor who works for the U.S.

spokesman for an exile group known as the National Front for the Salvation of Libya. “Why would it be safer in two trucks?”Washington, exasperated: “Because they wouldn’t breathe up the oxygen, and they wouldn’t have died!”Flores: “No They wouldn’t have died if Mr Williams wouldn’t have gone all the way to Victoria.   USC’s top achievement Friday was managing to look better than Kevin Durant.Not better in an impress-the-pro-scouts way. Many squeamish Democrats went along, figuring the measure was a cinch to be vetoed by Gov Pete Wilson.

“She’s more like my secretary.”The White House, which objected to Hirschfeld’s involvement, soon settled with Jones — a settlement for which Hirschfeld took full credit. He rejected a $1.1-million offer to play behind Vince Carter in New Jersey, hoping to make another championship run in Los Angeles under a coach who has won nine titles.Whatever Jackson wants, the newest Laker hoped to deliver.”To me, Phil .. he’s an interesting guy,” McKie said. It appeared they took all the right precautions.”Managers at Muranaka Farms could not be reached for comment.. The scenic strip of white-sand beach south of Haifa lay deserted under picture-perfect skies.HAIFA, Israel   This port city’s usual hum gave way Sunday to a ghostly quiet that for many residents carried the uneasy sense of life altered for good.Israel’s third-largest city came to a near-stop, caught somewhere between nervous waiting and plain shock, after Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon hit it with 10 rockets, including one that smashed through a train shed near downtown and killed eight workers.At least 38 people were reported injured during the barrage, which prompted municipal officials to direct residents to stay home or take refuge in one of the city’s reinforced shelters.The flurry of rockets struck about 9 a.m., catching the bustling seaside town at the start of the workweek and business day. Paramount: includes deleted scenes, featurettes, $29.99, May 2.The Loved One.

Unemployment, population shifts, racial tensions all are important.”Take the Hollywood area: It recorded 25 homicides in 2004. Michael Garcia.A day earlier, Refco announced that $430 million in debt to the company, funneled through a firm controlled by the ousted chairman and chief executive, was hidden through a number of secret transfers to disguise that much of the debt may have been uncollectable.Assistant U.S Atty. and Afghan troops have scoured the area’s deep ravines in the hope of finding the reconnaissance team.With landmark parliamentary elections scheduled for late September, violence has increased in the last three months. Of course, issues politically may strain some of those relationships.”Last month, Pringle tried to play peacemaker by floating a compromise proposal that would allow for limited low-cost units in the tourist-friendly district.”When you have a good relationship,” he said, “there are opportunities to resolve the differences, and I still have hope we can do that.”In 2004, Pringle helped raise money for Galloway’s campaign through an independent expenditure committee. I knew he had it, [trainer Beau Greely] knew he had it, and today he showed it.”Choctaw Nation, who finished fourth, about a length from the winner, closed from the outside under Victor Espinoza.”That horse,” Gomez said, “helped me all the way to the wire.