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...complete. The copy they got after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's testimony on May 7 was a thick document with 106 annexes, and it was quickly arranged into separate binders. Only later did the committee stack up all the pages, compare them with a ream of 6,000 blank pages and decide that at least 2,000 pages were missing. "We'd certainly like to know why they're missing," said Republican Senator John McCain. Pentagon spokesman Larry Dirita insisted, "If there is some shortfall in what was provided, it was an oversight." Committee staff members haven't actually counted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Closing In On Tenet | 5/31/2004 | See Source »

...Automakers are delivering what seemed unthinkable just a few years ago--midsize cars and SUVs with the horsepower, performance and size that Americans expect, plus improved fuel economy. Hybrid cars are propelled by a combination of a gas engine and an electric motor--a complicated technology that still draws blank stares, even though hybrids have been on the market for nearly five years. The latest versions, however, might be summed up by Ford's motto for its first hybrid SUV, an Escape, due in August: "No Compromise" (see review...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Make Vrooom For The Hybrids | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

...Casino." Mark Burnett's on the phone. He wants to do another reality show. Where's the closet where we keep the blank checks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fox Makes Things So Complicated; UPN Enjoys Being a Girl | 5/21/2004 | See Source »

Some new restrictions affect who can conduct research. Others limit the dissemination of research findings themselves. And President Bush has authorized federal officials to craft these regulations based on what many feel is a vague new research category and a blank check for further restriction...

Author: By Nathan J. Heller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Science, Red Tape Follows Greenbacks | 5/14/2004 | See Source »

...frustrated,” Sultan said, “I think we are headed in the wrong direction. Working in the Pelosi office, I saw how the Tom Delays and the Bush administration just get a blank check. And I want to stop that...

Author: By Laura A. Morris, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: KSG Student To Run for Congress | 5/10/2004 | See Source »

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