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...reports came down Tuesday afternoon that sensors under the shuttle's skin and a camera at the end of its robotic arm discovered a scattering of dings across a 21-in. stretch in the leading edge of the right wing, affecting four or five tiles. NASA was quick to call for calm. Indeed, Atlantis was scheduled to rendezvous with Hubble at 7:41 a.m. ET on Wednesday, but it will be more than five hours later before the shuttle's robot arm actually grabs hold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space Shuttle: Same Old Damage, Same Old Worries | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...nobody into a worldwide phenomenon in a matter of minutes, ushering in a supposed moral revelation for pop culture in the process. They plucked a better-than-average singer from obscurity and made her, in the words of BGT judge Amanda Holden, “the biggest wake-up call ever...

Author: By Sean R. Ouellette | Title: Britain’s Got Archetypes | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...order to prove that Burdick’s was over capacity. Napier said that the man posed as a regular customer but that she recognized him from past business exchanges. “He’s playing dirty,” said Napier. “He called the license commission to try to get us in trouble. He’s really going after us.” The incident stems from a long-standing dispute between the stores over noise from the chocolate shop, the subject of frequent complaints from Settebello. C. Philip Levin, the treasurer...

Author: By Liyun Jin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Burdick’s Seeks To Expand Capacity | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...current state of relations between NATO and Russia—is simply foolish. Since NATO is not prepared to—and should not—throw its full support behind Georgia in another war with Russia, then it should be careful that Russia doesn’t call its bluff...

Author: By Ellen C. Bryson | Title: Exercising Power in Georgia | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

Pursuing his own hobbyhorse, Senator Patrick Leahy reiterated his call for an independent "truth commission" on Bush-era detention and interrogation policies. (Read an essay by Leahy on the case for a truth commission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Partisan Passions Dominate Interrogation Hearings | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

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