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Government sources say the agency also plans to plant more spies under nonofficial cover (NOC), one of the most dangerous yet potentially productive assignments. NOCs--posing perhaps as students or executives--don't enjoy diplomatic immunity. That means the U.S. would deny any link to the spies and offer them no protection from prosecution or even execution if caught--especially in a country with no diplomatic relations with...
...outside his office, associates say. Also, authorities have collected the daily "wrap-ups" that Abramoff required his assistants to provide, including notations of nearly every phone call and appointment, every favor asked and every payment delivered. Scanlon's testimony, however, could be crucial to making any quid pro quo link that may exist between what he and Abramoff gave lawmakers and what the two got from them...
...DIED. LINK WRAY, 76, the original thrashing guitarist whose pioneering use of the "power chord" on his 1958 instrumental hit Rumble inspired rockers from Pete Townshend to Neil Young; in Copenhagen. In an era of clean-cut performers, Wray shook up the music world with his distorted guitar and menacing persona, laying the foundation for punk, metal and beyond. In the 1990s, he enjoyed a resurgence when his music was featured in several films, including Pulp Fiction and Independence...
...DIED. LINK WRAY, 76, guitarist whose pioneering use of the power chord on his 1958 instrumental hit Rumble inspired rockers from Pete Townshend to Neil Young; in Copenhagen. Standing out in an age of clean-cut performers, Wray shook up the music world with his guitar distortions and menacing persona, laying the foundation for punk, metal and beyond. In the 1990s he resurfaced when his music was featured in several films including Pulp Fiction and Independence...
...confessional spectacle. As Ron, Rupert Grint has essentially tapped one emotion (apprehension) and one expression (eyebrows arched in apprehension) for the first three films, and this emotionally roomier role goes to great lengths to develop him as a character. In the titular role, Daniel Radcliffe is again the weakest link among the trio of protagonists. The fault is hardly all his, as the “Ironman”-like magical tournament gives Harry no opportunities to flex his mental muscle in solving them. But Radcliffe is still a stiff actor, and only in the emotionally draining scene...