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...theory, greater vigilance at home might have exposed their conspiracy. There were clues. Two of the hijackers, Khalid al-Midhar and Nawaq al-Hamzi, were sought by the FBI and the CIA as suspected terrorists. An FBI agent in Phoenix, Ariz., had noted a pattern of Arab men signing up for lessons at flight schools. Zacarias Moussaoui, the suspected 20th hijacker, was learning to fly in Minnesota, apparently without asking for landing lessons. Clarke argues that if the President had been demanding action every day from his top aides, they would have passed the heat down the chain of command...
While a modern-day discussion group based on the teachings of a thinker from the 5th century B.C. may seem quaintly outdated, Socrates Cafes have found a surprisingly large and diverse following. Meetings have been held everywhere from a Navajo Nation reservation in Ganado, Ariz., to an airplane terminal in Providence, R.I. Ongoing groups have formed in prisons, senior centers and homeless shelters. In recent months, international groups have popped up in Afghanistan, Finland and Spain. The common denominator? "People who get off on ideas come to this," says Fred Korn, 65, a retired philosophy professor, who attends the Wednesday...
Maybe after all that sweatin', RICHARD SIMMONS doesn't know his own strength. After a fellow traveler spied the frizzy-haired fitness guru at a Phoenix, Ariz., airport last week and shouted, "Hey, everybody, it's Richard Simmons. Let's drop our bags and rock to the '50s," Simmons allegedly slapped the heckler and was cited for assault. An "emotional" Simmons said the slap was merely playful, according to the police report. "It's not nice to make fun of people with issues," Simmons reportedly said to the victim. O.K., then...
...kids' future and other priority issues to come to the forefront of the debate. Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction, gay marriage and which candidate served more patriotically during the Vietnam War must take a backseat in the clown car of the circus, where they belong. MARK D. FULLERTON Mesa, Ariz...
Reporters, smelling doped blood, bombarded players and managers with questions and accusations. "There's no need to address anything other than baseball," Bonds said at the Giants' Scottsdale, Ariz., training camp. Commissioner Bud Selig slapped a gag order on all major-league personnel. And Gene Orza, chief operating officer of the players' union, said it would continue to fight any expansion of testing procedures because steroids "are not worse than cigarettes." To which some major leaguers must have thought, Show me a cigarette that can help me hit 73 homers a season, and I'll buy a carton...