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Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill was skittish, cautioning about the implications of trying to kill an individual.
Why have America's Arab allies from Operation Desert Storm been so skittish about a sequel?
A WP front-page piece reveals that even though the B2 stealth bomber is the most expensive aircraft ever built ($2 billion a copy), and could drop large numbers of "bunker buster" bombs on Iraq without ever setting foot on skittish Arab runways, it's not likely to see action over Iraq.
Countries in debt usually prefer raising bonds, which are cheaper to finance than regular loans, but Japan seems skittish about issuing new bonds, which could upset its bond market or provoke scrutiny from credit companies.
Maggie is a great role for Roberts, who can be alternately warm and skittish, promiscuous and clammy.