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CHAVI doctors under Letvin’s command will inject mice and “non-human primates”—monkeys—with synthetic forms of the virus in order to analyze the immune system’s response in the hours just after the infection, when the body is still producing antibodies...
...Madrid crew, a bunch of self-starter terrorists with few or no ties to bin Laden. U.S. and partner intelligence services have done such a good job running to ground members of the original group that there may be no connection with the remnants of al-Qaeda's command on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. We may also learn that the killers belong to a network being built by Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, who has emerged in Iraq as bin Laden's heir apparent...
...able to tell you what happened in the grand jury room. Patrick Fitzgerald, the special counsel, told me that he would prefer that I not discuss the matter, and I suspect he said the same thing to White House officials who are now treating his request as a command and refusing to comment on the case. I don't know if I can illuminate this confounding investigation, but I can at least explain my small part in it. Like the blindfolded man and the elephant, all I know is what seems to be in front...
...crowd was transfixed by Lowe’s command, rising when asked, dancing when demanded, and shouting for an encore when prompted...
...CNOOC is not the typical, lumbering, command-economy-era dinosaur that still plagues corporate China. In early 2001, it sold a 30% stake in the company to the public, and these shares trade freely on the Hong Kong and New York stock exchanges. CNOOC officials take pride in their success at running an outward-looking firm that generally operates without Beijing's direction. The company is overseen by a strong eight-person board that includes four foreigners as nonexecutive, or outside, directors...