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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...
...agency, as it combines marketing, local knowledge, and savvy in getting employers to hire Aboriginal people; it then requires poise and wisdom to mentor the new workers and to maintain the relationship with the employer. "The employment coordinators are our lifeblood," says Estens. "They're our strongest and weakest link." Finding people with the necessary experience is difficult; the pressure to perform is high, as is the turnover; and the best ones always seem to end up with a better-paying job in a large company or in government. Dahlstrom is most comfortable away from the office...
...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...