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...hands of a federal agency that doesn't know what to do with it, an agency that hates embarrassment above all things. So it was extraordinary to see last week what it takes to bring an agency like the FBI to its knees, make it admit defeat and promise--yet again--to mend its ways. Minneapolis, Minn., agent Coleen Rowley's blistering 13-page memo, first published by TIME, detailed some warnings that had been ignored and the opportunities that were missed even when the FBI agents working on the strange case of suspected terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui implored headquarters...
...pair of Florida State University administrators, Perry Crowell and Larry Conrad. It's pretty crude, Crowell admits, and because it was written before the explosion in users, traffic and e-mail viruses, it seems almost naive. "If we were to update it today, we might very well declare defeat," says Crowell...
Linsky observes that leaders "do themselves in as often as they are done in by others." The authors caution that "with the adrenaline pumping, we can work ourselves into believing that we are somehow different, and therefore not subject to the normal human frailties that can defeat ordinary mortals on ordinary missions." Anchor yourself, say the authors, by distinguishing your role from your self, by keeping personal confidants (as distinguished from allies), by seeking emotional sanctuary and love, and by exercising and otherwise taking care of yourself, body and soul...
...accepted by 17 political parties, was inaugurated last November but Hutu rebels refused to accept it. Recent talks between government and nlf rebels have stalled because of mistrust and disagreements. MADAGASCAR Presidential Battle Forces supporting newly elected President Marc Ravalomanana fought off an attack by troops loyal to the defeated Didier Ratsiraka on an airstrip in the northeastern town of Sambava. Ratsiraka has refused to accept his electoral defeat and encouraged supporters to blockade the capital, Antananarivo. At least 40 people have died in fighting since the election in December last year, which Ravalomanana won after a recount of votes...
...days later, the Crimson solemnly received its NCAA assignment. Its postseason results—a 1-0 quadruple-overtime, 137-minute marathon victory over Hartford and a 1-0 defeat at perennial eastern power UConn in round two—gave some solace to the dismal conclusion to the Ivy season...