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...editor Stephen Koepp. "It's about how these people became dependent on, almost addicted to, a way of life." It's also a story about cheating and corruption, practices that Gup experienced firsthand. One day a mine tour he had been promised was abruptly canceled. Reason given: a federal agent was inspecting the facilities, although there was no inspector there. Several witnesses told Gup the real reason was that safety equipment hastily erected for an earlier inspection had been removed. Later, another mine was hit with an unscheduled inspection the day after Gup visited -- which sent a warning, intended...
...investigators might have found it easier to piece together information on Iraq's nuclear capabilities if U.S. Customs agent Daniel Supnick had made a little trip to Baghdad two years ago. In 1989, posing undercover as a California electronics executive, Supnick met in London with Iraqi officials eager to buy 5,000-volt capacitors for use in triggering nuclear devices. When the Iraqis invited Supnick to tour their nuclear facilities back home, Supnick wanted to give it a try. But the State Department nixed the idea as too risky for the agent...
...free-agent era, when players can sign with the highest bidder, owners find it tough to produce a consistent winner. Yes, the Oakland A's reached the Series the past three years. But a $37 million payroll this season couldn't keep the dynasty from turning nasty. The A's limped and sulked, finishing 11 games behind the Twins...
...idea that Gray should write a novel came about in a conversation with his agent, who told him, "You know, I think you have a novel in you." Gray tells the audience that he was skeptical, but decided to give it a try. Gray felt, however, that he was "too extroverted" to be able to write, so he applied to a writers' colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, the same town upon which Thorton Wilder based Our Town when he was a resident there...
...Blame Danny Darwin. Signed to a multi-million dollar free agent contract over the winter, Darwin posted a 3-6 record with a 5.16 ERA. Then he blew out his elbow...