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...which led to three other deaths, seemed almost whimsical. The roof was ripped off a supermarket in Cedar Park, but when shoppers who had taken refuge in the freezer section emerged, they saw apples and melons still neatly stacked in the produce department. Dan Wachoub was barbecuing in his backyard when he saw what appeared to be black smoke behind his home. He went inside and called the fire department. While he was finishing cooking his chicken and sausage, a fireman came by to tell him that a tornado had taken a big chunk out of his neighbor's home...
...best part of living next to the capitol was [that] when they plowed the parking lot they put all the snow down into our yard," she says. "So we had the best backyard for sledding...
...access to information is only one half of the democratic equation. With a couple hours work anyone can become his or her own publishing house. Think that the mainstream media are ignoring the toxic sludge being dumped in your backyard? Put it on the Web with sounds, pictures and video clips of three-headed squirrels...
...Democrats. But Speaker Newt Gingrich and other Republican leaders are concerned that Burton does not have the probity of a prime-time presidential prosecutor. They fear that the pressure on Burton, who once re-enacted Vince Foster's death by shooting bullets into "a headlike object" in his own backyard, may provoke the chairman into saying or doing something else that could discredit the investigation. Sources close to the Speaker tell TIME that Gingrich is so concerned about Burton's reputation that he has assigned two members of the committee known for their judiciousness to try to steer Burton away...
...vogue for southwestern decor and food may be as passe as the vogue for Northwestern rock bands, but New Mexico retains its grip on the national imagination, fighting off contenders like Florida (South Beach! Backyard gators!) and North Dakota (Partial site of a Coen brothers movie!) for the title of America's coolest state. Why is New Mexico still the champ? One word: Roswell...