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...question is less about NASA's technical wherewithal than about Washington's political will. The space agency is vetting contractors to build the ships, and the winning company may begin cutting metal by 2008. But Congress and the White House--a notoriously fickle bunch--must stay on board. The commitment the U.S. made to space from Sputnik through Apollo spanned four presidential administrations and seven changeovers on Capitol Hill. Only if leaders in the 21st century remain equally focused can they hope to match the accomplishments of their predecessors in the 20th...
...pitch the deal. They also arranged meetings for Indian diplomats with key figures on Capitol Hill, such as House International Relations Committee chairman Henry Hyde and Joseph Biden, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Bayh told TIME, "We may be able to open some doors and begin an educational process...
...diversions to the arms program. But they--and India's lobbyists--still have to win approval from a leery Congress. A senior House Republican aide says that after being blindsided by Bush's last foreign deal--the now aborted Dubai takeover of operations at six U.S. ports--lawmakers will begin the India hearings "with eyes wide open...
...hardware and leather binding, and its appeal crosses over different age groups. Krakoff is hard at work, however, divining the must-have for next spring, a season that he thinks will be defined by a chic, more tailored look. Once Krakoff has started sketching, he and his production team begin reviewing last season's handbags. They look at what sold, which colors were popular in Los Angeles and New York City and which shapes appealed in more conservative markets like Chicago...
...wrong-headed argument if ever there was one. Critics rightly argued that House advisors are stretched thin across this campus and that the added load would fill the tutor system to bursting. But the 2004 report missed the point. By pre-assigning freshmen to Houses, Harvard would at last begin to take advantage of its existing geographic community building possibilities, in a way that would both improve the freshmen advising and residential experience and foster House community...