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...soaring rhetoric, though stirring, seems to float above the realm of the practical. "We believe in only the government we need," Cuomo says frequently, "but we insist on all the government we need." An elegant phrase, but hardly a coherent philosophy of governing. In practice, Cuomo rarely makes the distinction between only and all. What Cuomo will tell you, though, is that government has an obligation to assist the homeless, the infirm, the destitute, to serve the poor without ravaging the middle class. "I didn't come into this business to be an accountant," he says. "I came into this...
While diplomats try to gauge the political effects of Chernobyl, nuclear experts have renewed their search for safer atomic power systems. Many engineers and scientists argue that well-designed existing reactors are safe by any reasonable standards, but others insist that it will take a new generation of machines to ease people's fears and restore their confidence. "Chernobyl was the Hindenburg of the current nuclear power business," says Lawrence Lidsky, an M.I.T. nuclear engineer, referring to the 1937 explosion of a German dirigible that ended the use of hydrogen in lighter- than-air passenger craft. "People simply...
Fiat executives question the fairness of the U.S. move, since other firms that may have Libyan shareholders are not being penalized. They also insist that their Libyan directors have never tried to influence the way the company does business. Says Nicolello: "They behave like Swiss bankers." Maybe so, but the Gaddafi connection could be a continuing source of trouble for his unwilling business partners at Fiat...
...just a prank," says HBO Vice President David Pritchard. "But the fact is someone has interfered with authorized satellite transmissions." The incident has raised concerns that other satellite-borne communications, including sensitive data transmitted by business and the military, could be similarly disrupted. Representatives of the three broadcast networks insist that a hacker would have difficulty breaking into their programming. But any satellite signal could theoretically be disrupted, experts say. "Most satellites are built with some safety measures," explains Karl Savatiel, director of satellite communications for AT&T. "But all satellites, including military satellites, are vulnerable if a person knows...
...adds, "we have no problem with any group prepared to help the police within the confines of the law." Conservative black, colored and Indian businessmen and politicians, who have borne the brunt of the rage expressed by the young people leading the protest activities in the townships, insist that they need the vigilantes because the police fail to provide adequate protection. The possibility thus exists that while the government conveniently looks the other way, continued clashes between the groups could grow into something resembling a black-against-black civil...