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An imperfect body might be just what the doctor ordered for women and key to their economic success, an anthropologist now says. While pop culture seems to worship the hourglass figure for females, with a tiny waist, big boobs and curvy hips à la Marilyn Monroe, this may not be optimal, says Elizabeth Cashdan of the University of Utah. That's because the hormones that make women physically stronger, more competitive and better able to deal with stress also tend to redistribute fat from the hips to the waist. So in societies and situations where women are under pressure to procure...

Experts surprised by make-up of alleged terror group Philadelphia Inquirer May. 8, 2007 05:23 PM PHILADELPHIA - The alleged plot involving six men born outside the United States but living here legally and otherwise is richly detailed in anti-terrorist spy craft and less detailed about the plotters' motivation. Experts in Islam, national security, the Balkans and the Middle East were surprised by the make-up of the group, which includes four ethnic Albanians born in the former Yugoslavia, one Turk and a U.S. citizen born in Jordan. "To me, there's this great irony that you've got Albanians who want to attack...