Volume 4 Number 223 Fri. January 09, 2004       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Environment World Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Point-Counterpoint   Currents and crosscurrents Rejuvenation of SAARC A harbinger of peace and cooperation in the trouble-torn South Asia The 12th session of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation ended on January 6 at Islamabad with a degree of optimism, which its mentors had so long had great difficulty to profess.   Inside america Bush administration's radical constitutional agenda suffers legal setbacks Last December appeared to be a good month for the Bush administration. Economic indicators showed signs that the ailing economy was finally recovering.   The maddening Mad Cow About eight years back the cover story of one of the issues of 'The Economist' was `Made in Britain' where the letter e was crossed. Yes, the issue of mad cow has surfaced again.     Advertisement