ELIAN'S LONG ORDEAL.(MAIN)(Editorial)

The glimpse of America thatyoung Elian Gonzalez has gotten, culminating with the scene in Miami on Thursday, is of a political culture that defies the rule of law far more than it follows the law.

Civil disobedience is one thing. This country has a proud tradition of it. But to embrace civil disobedience requires accepting the consequences of the law. The zealots who are so determined to keep this 6-year-old boy in this country, and away from his sole surviving parent, don't honor the spirit or rule of law at all. In Little Havana, pledges of nonviolence are countered with cries of ``War! War! War!''

To even try to make the case for keeping Elian here is to …

KB layoffs.(Brief article)

Rumors that KB Home would be reducing staff as a result of the housing slowdown are true. As of mid-June, newspapers in Las Vegas, Southern California's Inland Valley, and Tucson, Ariz., had reported …

Pakistan chief justice: End judicial corruption

The Pakistani chief justice whose ouster sparked political turmoil called for an end to judicial corruption upon returning to his office Tuesday, a day after the president _ who had long blocked the judge's reinstatement _ reached out to reconcile.

Meanwhile, the capital remained tense after a suicide bombing killed an officer at a police station housing intelligence facilities _ a reminder of the militant threat to this shaky, U.S.-allied nation.

Supporters of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry threw rose petals on his car as it entered the Supreme Court compound. Chaudhry technically resumed work Sunday, the day after the justice who had replaced him …

CONSTITUTION REBOOT

Fini?

The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this constitution; henceforth, the "necessary" stipulation contained in the previous clause shall be defined as the moment or circumstance in which conditions have become too outrageous, unsustainable or just plain f* * *ing stupid for this nation to survive unless rectified in a pronto fashion. Amendments which must be considered in the immediate future iest these United States go down the crapper are as follows:

" - Amendment XXVIII, specifying a real person as having one brain, one mouth and one vote each, thereby eliminating any other entity (to wit: a …

THEY MISSED A GM BOAT.

In March, Microsoft Corp. had the kind of golden opportunity that makes auto suppliers salivate: a special invitation to strut its stuff before an A list of General Motors executives who influence millions of dollars in purchasing decisions.

Instead of sweeping the big spenders off their feet, however, Microsoft's self-described "digital nervous system" - software and networking technology to power businesses into the future - had a nervous breakdown.

The event was a special two-day private showing of advanced technology at GM's Technical Center in suburban Detroit, where a handful of top suppliers such as Robert Bosch Corp., Motorola Inc., Siemens …

Dangerous obsession with being skinny.(News)

BYLINE: Joanne Hichens

With Donatella Versace's public acknowledgement that her daughter, Allegra, has anorexia, the disorder is again in the spotlight.

Once more calls are made for the fashion industry, and Haute Couture designers of wildly impractical clothes worn for show by rail-thin models, to take a stand against the abuse of the body as girls and women try to achieve "size-zero", the dress-size with a waistline to fit an eight-year-old.

Although there's no doubt that the fashion industry and media fuel the desire to be thinner, the causes of eating disorders lie far deeper than exposure to images of skinny celebs and ultra-thin super-models.

Eating disorders are characterised by the need to "use" food, either by bingeing and purging, or starving, as a means to suppress pain and anger, or whichever unbearable underlying feelings exist that cannot be faced in reality. Anorexia in particular is sustained by the irrational obsession with thinness, and the distorted view of the body as fat, no matter how underweight the sufferer …

STRIKE WILL BE COSTLY TO MANY BONILLA WOULD LOSE $31,148 PER DAY.(SPORTS)

Byline: RONALD BLUM Associated Press

NEW YORK Bobby Bonilla, with a $5.7 million salary this season, stands to lose the most if baseball players strike in two weeks.

Bonilla would lose $31,148 each day of a strike, a total of $1,619,672 if a walkout continues for the final 52 days of the season.

Chicago White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell, who gained a $5.3 million salary in arbitration despite losing his case, is next at $28,692 per day, a total of $1,506,011, followed by Roberto Alomar of Toronto, Roger Clemens of Boston and David Cone of Kansas City, who each would lose $27,322 per day, a total of $1,420,765.

But the star players say they'll strike to defeat a salary cap even though they have the most to lose.

``There's no way the players are cracking,'' Clemens said.

No players would be paid during a work stoppage, according to lawyers for both the Major League Baseball Players Assocation and management's Player Relations Committee. For each day of a …