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...CLEARER THAN CRYSTAL...
...results released last night were clearer than they have been in recent years. For the first time, transfer votes were included in the unofficial tally...
...wraparound shades, Tempa was the picture of Bhutanese cool. "I prefer a T shirt and jeans," he said as he met us at Paro airport. "But the King says we have to wear traditional dress until 8 o'clock." As we drove to the capital Thimphu, it became clearer from his conversation?the latest Hollywood releases, Prince Charles, Britney?that a quarter century after opening its borders to the outside world, Bhutan is losing some of its splendid isolation. But while satellite TV may be superseding story-telling, and Internet chat rooms replacing the hubbub of the marketplace, this Himalayan...
...simple: a massive hiring binge. But the bureau's critics say the problems go to the very question of just how the agency should go about beefing up its counterterrorism capabilities. In June 2000, the National Commission on Terrorism established by Congress called on the FBI to develop clearer guidance for agents on when to open terrorism investigations. The commission wanted the bureau to encourage agents to pursue those investigations more vigorously. To analyze the torrent of data the FBI receives, the report also recommended more linguists and intelligence analysts. There are almost 300 FBI agents in the New England...
...Afghanistan, you will have a sense of the terrain where the U.S. is now furiously searching for Osama bin Laden. The hills around Kabul, an area where bin Laden may be hiding, sit at nearly the same latitude as Phoenix, Ariz., though Kabul's elevation makes it colder, clearer and more exhausting to visit. At night this time of year, temperatures can fall into the 30s. During the day, the clear skies make a perfect canvas on which to watch for the telltale wisps of dust that follow moving soldiers or helicopters or armor. Just as the badlands...