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...Delta Clipper-Experimental (or DC-X) is quite real, and its brief maiden voyage last week -- space engineers called it a "bunny hop" -- could signal the start of a new era in space travel. A grandchild of the original Star Wars program, the Delta Clipper is designed to accomplish precisely what the space shuttle promised but never delivered: cheap, dependable access to space...
This recent round of congressional hearings on TV violence seems to have produced nothing more than a vague commitment from broadcasters to play warnings before "violent" programming. If these warnings operate anything like those imposed on the record industry by then-PMRC chair Tipper Gore, all they will accomplish is to enhance the success of shows which bear them...
Earlier this month, Harvard asked William T. Allen, the chancellor of Delaware's equity court, for a restraining order preventing the split, arguing that the University's endowment performance would be hurt. The University also charged that Marriott's method of using a special dividend to accomplish the split was illegal...
WASHINGTON -- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR R. James Woolsey wants to save his budget -- and he's willing to do a little high-tech showing off to accomplish it. In a closed-door session with members of Congress, he divulged the breathtaking power of America's expensive spy satellites. He revealed, among other things, that U.S. satellites carry 20 sorts of sensors, including electronic eavesdropping equipment that can pick up virtually any individual on-the-ground conversation...
Powell also said he hoped for an eventual elimination of nuclear weapons, and he said that before the decision is made to commit American forces to any engagement, it is necessary to outline very specific goals for them to accomplish...