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...Pakistani official told Time that two British investigators traveled to Islamabad last week to check on his contacts and whether he went to the frontier region where Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, may be hiding. Working with Britain and Saudi Arabia, the U.S. froze bank accounts of the London-based Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia, which is believed to be an al-Qaeda front. A huge fear among counterterrorism officials is that the London bombings may be part of a wave of attacks. French terrorism expert Roland Jacquard says French and Spanish investigators have been...
After the Reagans arrived, Scouten was in the solarium with Nancy when a Secret Service agent hurried in. His heart froze as he heard the dreaded words for the second time: "The President's been shot." Happily, that crisis was limited...
Despite his rhetoric, García has successfully imposed an economic austerity program as tough as any the IMF might envision. In his first month in office, he froze prices of consumer goods and rents indefinitely and devalued the sol by 12%. The result: a decline in the annual inflation rate from 192% to 30%. He slapped import restrictions on food and luxury goods and raised the minimum wage by 50%, to about $40 a month, giving teachers a 22% hike and other government workers...
...shape near Halley's heart. It was the comet's nucleus. Giotto Investigator Wolfgang Schmidt, giving a play-by-play description of the images, could not contain his excitement. "It's obvious that there is structure on this nucleus," he exclaimed. "Mountains, hills, craters--incredible detail!" Suddenly the image froze and then, only two seconds before the spacecraft's closest approach to the comet, the screens went blank...
Harvard’s home waters, the Lower Basin of the Charles, froze over during holidays and didn’t thaw until late, putting the Crimson at a disadvantage by inhibiting practice...