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The latest opinion poll in the US shows that 53 per cent believe the US

The latest opinion poll in the US shows that 53 per cent believe the US will not win in Iraq. At a briefing with Donald Rumsfeld, the Defence Secretary, in Baghdad, General Casey said troop reductions would come after the Iraqi elections at the end of the year.

Many Iraqi officials are sceptical about US claims that an effective Iraqi army and police force is being rapidly trained by the US. The announcement will signal in Iraq that American will to stay in the country is weakening. General George Casey, the senior US commander in Iraq, said that if political developments continued positively and Iraqi security forces became stronger then there could be sharp cuts in his 135,000-strong force. The United States military says it is hoping to make a substantial reduction in its forces in Iraq, beginning next spring and summer.

Annihilate any bitches who stand in your way.4) Give earnest and faintly amusing quotes to media gossip sheet. Live in East Hampton or date Jerry Seinfeld.2) Use your connections, money or looks to get an internship fetching coffee for a “name”.3) Work your ass off for five years. (I promise.)Thursday 14 JulyHow to Be FabulousWondering how to break into fashion or media and live a life of glamour?1) Be insanely connected, discreetly wealthy, or pretty-in-a-Ralph Lauren-kind-of-way. Magic bags arriving at your office every day stuffed with moisturiser and lip gloss might seem like the coolest thing in the world But after only a few months, it gets really, really old. It is a monstrous day of carnage, where civilised women morph into wolves, dumping entire drawers of products into bags.Sunday 10 July 2005The beauty editor conundrumIn addition to the manicures (for research) you get boatloads of products. I took a trip six months ago (again to Arizona) and the company flew us there via private jet.

My boss (and sometimes even I) regularly gets Marc Jacobs wallets and coats, iPods, overnight stays at the Mandarin Oriental, year-long gym memberships, and all the free highlights and haircuts your poor dyed, straightened and styled hair can stand.Wednesday 6 July 2005Everything for a dollarFor a beauty editor, there are no two more horrific words than “beauty sale”. A beauty sale happens twice a year at magazines, when the beauty department rounds up all sorts of products and sells everything at a major discount for charity. Go Jolie.The world according to ‘Jolie in NYC’Wednesday 18 May 2005Yes, I actually get paid for thisSo, I got back from my spa weekend in Arizona last night. It was as predictably phenomenal as three days of spa treatments, palatial suites, and gourmet food can be.Beauty is even more decadent than fashion, since beauty companies have so much more money to throw around on press trips, free products, and gifts.