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...hear the phone ringing on the other end of the line. Two times, three times—the ringing stops, replaced by that interminable beeping some soft, almost tangible distance away from my anxious ear. Circuits busy. Again...

Author: By Margot E. Kaminski, | Title: Watching and Waiting | 9/13/2001 | See Source »

...Rice stayed silent as the meeting progressed; Clark did most of the talking. Finally at around 9:45 a.m., aides behind Mueller started murmuring and whispering into his ear. Mueller interrupted everyone. "The Pentagon has been hit by an airplane," the FBI chief announced. All the State Department officials turned their heads to Armitage, who was running the building in Powell's absence. "Let's increase security outside the building," Armitage said calmly, seeming unperturbed. Another aide piped up. "We probably need to think about getting the hell out of here," he said. Armitage decided to evacuate, and an alternate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: The Day of the Attack | 9/12/2001 | See Source »

...soon appeared in the classroom and listened appreciatively as the children went through their reading drill. As he was getting ready to pose for pictures with the teachers and kids, chief of staff Andy Card entered the room, walked over to the President and whispered in his right ear. The President's face became visibly tense and serious. He nodded. Card left and for several minutes the President seemed distracted and somber, but then he resumed his interaction with the class. "Really good readers, whew!" he told them. "These must be sixth-graders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: The Day of the Attack | 9/12/2001 | See Source »

SPORTSMAN Mike Tyson. "I'm one of the few women who like Tyson. I just like the raw appeal of someone who's so guts up he'll do anything to win. But I don't believe in biting someone's ear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Enthusiasms: Enthusiasms: Sep. 10, 2001 | 9/10/2001 | See Source »

...economic world, a dry world of charts and graphs and statistical reports that Alan Greenspan reads in the bathtub, good news and bad news have always been in the ear of the beholder. Traditionally, bad economic news for Main Street is celebrated by Wall Street - it means the Fed is more likely to cut rates - while a favorable economic report can be cause for investor alarm, portending monetary tightening down the road...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Unemployment Report: Smiling on the Inside | 9/7/2001 | See Source »

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