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...It’s been five months since he landed on an aircraft carrier and he still can’t figure it out,” Gephardt, D-Mo., said, eliciting applause from the packed studio audience in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum...
...mission accomplished sign, of course, was put up by the members of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln saying that their mission was accomplished." U.S. President Bush, on the banner used as a backdrop for his appearance aboard an aircraft carrier to declare the end of major combat operations in Iraq in May. His spokesman later clarified: while the Navy requested the banner, the White House made...
...hours or more, and Emirates has additional plans to deploy its fleet of eight A340s on journeys to North America and New Zealand. Other airlines are planning to deploy the planes - Singapore Airlines in February 2004 and Thai Airways in 2005. Staying power is not all that the new aircraft have to recommend them. An array of design and service innovations accompany their unveiling, including fully enclosed, flat-bed, first-class suites and "room service" (passengers phone orders through to the galley). Those with a low boredom threshold or restless children can find diversion in 500-plus entertainment channels, while...
...president's opponents surely hope so. "He blamed the sailors for something that his advance team staged," said General Wes Clark. "I guess that next thing we are going to hear is that the sailors told him to wear the flight suit and prance around on the aircraft carrier. This is a president who does not want to take accountability." White House officials dismiss criticism from the president's opponents. "They have ten different positions on the war that they can't get straight," said a senior Bush aide. "I'm glad they can keep a single position...
...Some readers reacted angrily to the cover headline "Mission Not Accomplished" and the photo of President Bush wearing a flight suit on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in May. "How dare you put our President on your cover with such a despicable headline?" wrote a Connecticut man. But not all readers saw red. A Washington State resident wryly approved of "the cute picture of the guy in the fighter-pilot costume. Too bad you didn't save it for Halloween?that's when most of us play dressup." Quipped a woman from New Hampshire: "Despite your negative headline...