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...detected a pattern in your story on the fall of WorldCom's former CEO Bernie Ebbers and other corporate fraudsters who may be facing hard time [March 28]. You reported that "Ebbers said he was too ignorant about accounting to detect the financial crimes of his underlings." John Rigas, CEO of Adelphia Communications, "claimed he was CEO in name only." And Richard Scrushy, CEO of HealthSouth Corp., "thought his financial officers, though aggressive, were operating within the confines of the law." It is stunning how men who claim to be so clueless came to run huge companies and earn salaries...
...Although Michael Schiavo and the Schindlers were initially united in seeking extensive treatment for Terri's condition, the two sides have been estranged since February 1993, when they apparently had a falling out over the $300,000 malpractice settlement that Michael won from Schiavo's gynecologist, who failed to detect the potassium imbalance that led to her collapse. (An additional $750,000 from the case was put into trust for Terri's care, although Michael Schiavo's lawyers claim almost all of it has been used for medical and legal bills...
Space, he said, is a much “cleaner” environment for astrophysical observation because infrared light from extrasolar planets is easier to detect when frigid temperatures lessen interfering emissions from other sources...
...open this spring to ease inmate overcrowding in the state's Appalachian corner, and the Virginia general assembly recently appointed another circuit judge to help Tazewell. Also, the legislature has begun exploring an expansion of southwestern Virginia's prescription-monitoring program statewide, allowing state police and physicians to detect patients who go doctor shopping. In Tazewell, authorities are applying a big-city solution to their rural problem. They recently began a drug court dedicated to drug cases, where young narcotics offenders receive intensely monitored probation. And Lee has been appointed a special U.S. Attorney, giving him the power to prosecute...
...February raid on a safe house that police say was maintained by Abu Sayyaf in Manila. Twelve bombs manufactured from C4 plastic explosive were recovered, expertly hidden in items such as toothpaste tubes and deodorant bottles. "We call them invisible bombs because they are very, very difficult to detect," says one senior government official familiar with the case. "And at that size we can only think of one purpose: airplanes." The bombs, some of which already had detonators attached, represent a new level of danger for Asia's aviation industry...