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...minute substitute in the 100m breaststroke after teammate Jessica Hardy was pulled off for a doping violation, collected an unexpected silver. "It's great to see others getting involved, especially when everyone is so competitive," says Mark Schubert, head national team coach. Even if Phelps isn't willing to bear his soul, at least he seems willing to share in his speed...
...member of the U.S.-Canada Power Outage Task Force, which investigated the causes behind the blackout, and worked on ways to prevent another one - but that may not be possible. He calls the blackout a "once in 10 years event," and past blackouts in 1996, 1977 and 1965 bear that out. (After the 2003 event, Daigle notes, some utility operators in western Europe said that such a widespread blackout could never occur with the continent's better designed grid - but in fact a major failure hit their system just a couple months later.) "[Failure] is always possible," says Daigle...
...life constables, busy devouring the detective series along with their cheese-and-pickle sandwiches in the station canteen, discuss the denouement. Real policing isn't like that, they say. It's messier - and more dramatic. Their boss, Hackney Borough Commander Steve Dann, agrees. That's why he "can't bear to watch police shows," he says. "They drive...
McCain's Bush Problem No responsible journalist would claim [July 28] that a "McCain presidency would ... bear scant resemblance to the Bush years." McCain has supported Bush legislation 90% of the time, which is hardly scant. Quit cheerleading for McCain. Jim Harvey, HADLEY, MASS...
Still, despite the risks, there's scarcely a bear in sight in the bullish market of English and European football. Which is why, when the Premier League kicks off three weeks from now, returning fans - who routinely cheer on their favorite players in song - will find themselves forced to retire some of last season's tunes and hastily pen some new ones. And nobody ought to be singing louder than the teams' accountants...