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With Daniel Patrick Moynihan's death, Washington lost another member of an all but extinct breed: the politician as unapologetic intellectual. The former New York Senator, who died Wednesday at 76 from complications arising from a burst appendix, was known for his sharp wit and his nimble mind. He was also known for his refusal to toe to the party line. As such, he was occasionally a thorn in the side of both parties, frustrating liberals and conservatives alike. He defied easy categorization, and brought an academic sensibility to a town better known for its sensationalism...
...found on many commercial stations--listeners are turning to NPR programs and to public radio in general. Some 29 million Americans tune in at least once a week--an audience boost of 16% since the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001. Listeners are also attracted by a fresh burst of creativity among producers of public-radio programs, thanks in part to a spirited rivalry between NPR and Public Radio International (PRI), a network based in Minneapolis, Minn...
...star of Season 3 of The Bachelor will be hunky ANDREW FIRESTONE, 27, an heir to the Firestone tire fortune. Judging by his picture, his smile will be enough to make women roll over and burst into flames. Just kidding, folks...
...truly naive to believe that the current U.S. Administration will invest serious efforts in promoting good governance in the region." Among Arabs, the vision of a postwar Middle East is filled with dread. Many are convinced that a war would breed regional instability and spark a fresh burst of anti-American rage. Terrorist ranks would find fresh recruits to spread violence across the region. Fundamentalist forces could provoke crackdowns that stifle any political opening. Or if regimes allowed a tenuous democracy, well-organized fundamentalists could come to power. "The consequences of war," Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud...
They created anti-hydrogen in a lab last October, an important step toward finding out if matter and anti-matter have different properties. If encountered, these differences could explain why the universe did not explode into a burst of energy shortly after it started...