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...have to get past the political boundaries that we have built. Nature will always teach us that. Savi Mull Lucknow, India Setting up tsunami-detection buoys in the Indian Ocean is the right idea. But such a warning system cannot guarantee safety unless it is supported by roads that link coastal resorts to large centers that could house evacuees and by emergency public transportation that could be mobilized when an alert is sounded. There must also be a change in the architectural design of buildings in tsunami-prone areas. New construction should be able to withstand severe flooding and earthquakes...
...days after the attack, on suspicion of involvement with al-Qaeda. The Belgians let him go for lack of evidence. According to a spokeswoman for Belgium 's public prosecutor's office, they had no idea of his alleged link to Madrid until last week when the Spanish warrant arrived. Was that because the Spanish didn't yet suspect him or because they didn't know he'd been in Belgian custody? Spanish Interior Ministry officials aren't saying. Spain has rounded up a considerable number of suspects in its March 11 investigation, but testimony before parliament last year revealed...
...Iran sold such equipment to third parties. The ultimate fear: that one of Khan's clients may pass along nuclear technology and expertise to terrorist groups. Although the U.S. does not have concrete evidence that Khan did business with al-Qaeda, there is reason to suspect such a link exists. A few members of Pakistan's military and intelligence establishment, which worked closely with Khan in his role as the government's top nuclear scientist, are known to sympathize with Osama bin Laden. The more investigators have learned about the reach of Khan's network, the more alarmed they have...
...those with books to sell, a link to an HTML form allows anyone to submit his or her book’s information to the website...
...Price indexing for benefits Today Social Security benefits are adjusted each year to reflect rising wage rates, so that seniors who made $100 a week in the 1950s still get a decent payout in retirement. Several plans for reform would instead link benefits to prices. Though benefits would keep up with inflation, price indexing would effectively be a cut, given that wages tend to rise faster than prices. Promised benefits would be smaller than currently expected...