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Nowhere was this more evident than last week at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., where several dozen space scientists gathered to consider a new generation of so-called superpressure balloons. Floating to the very edge of the earth's atmosphere, these gossamer giants (as tall as 60-story buildings) will remain aloft up to 100 days. That's enough time to look for such elusive phenomena as planets in other solar systems, black holes and remnants of the Big Bang. Says astrophysicist Josh Grindlay, leader of a Harvard-Smithsonian group that uses balloons to map distant...
...Half a dozen House Republicans, including conservative rebel Mark Souder of Indiana, have already said that on the basis of present evidence they would not vote to impeach. New York Representative Peter King says "at least 35 or 40" of his fellow Republicans feel the same way. If he's right, and most of Washington thinks so, then even if articles of impeachment are voted out of Hyde's committee, they would die in the full House. And though tension in the Persian Gulf is abating, this week's hearings might still take place under the threat of a real...
...been just another day at the Borden Chemicals and Plastics plant. A month later, half a dozen similarly hazardous chemicals were released but remained on plant grounds. The following year, in July 1997, vinyl-chloride monomer and ammonia escaped from the plant and forced the closing of Route 73. In July 1998, a cloud of hydrochloric acid spewed out, shutting down roads in the area for about 20 minutes...
...problem, as Don Barlett and Jim Steele learned during their 18-month investigation of the subject. Just how that burden chafes became even more evident to the prize winning journalists soon after their four-part series on the topic debuted two weeks ago. "We've received at least a dozen very substantial tips and examples from people around the country who are very passionate about this dilemma and felt no one else was listening," says Barlett. "It's a measure of how strongly people feel about this subject." In addition to pleasing readers, the series has garnered favorable attention from...
There are no mutual funds directed at this industry. To get a real piece of the action, you will have to delve into some relatively small individual stocks. About two dozen trade publicly. I suggest at least one from each of three categories. That provides some modest diversification. You will also have a better chance of seeing a big drug or supermarket firm buy out your company at a premium. Here are the companies that Wall Street analysts are most bullish...