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Even a lowly yeoman like Glenn will have his hands full getting ready to fly aboard his new ship. The first time Glenn flew, he was in a mere demitasse of a spacecraft--one with a single window, 56 toggle switches and barely 36 cu. ft. of habitable space. The joke around NASA in that earlier era was that you didn't so much climb inside a Mercury capsule...
...particularly in Congress. Glenn will not be the first lawmaker to fly in space. Senator Jake Garn of Utah and Representative Bill Nelson of Florida both took shuttle rides in the giddy, all-aboard days before the Challenger disaster. In the eyes of many, however, Garn and Nelson were mere junketeers, politicians who wangled a trip into orbit largely for the sake of going up--or, in the case of the famously space-sick Garn, throwing up. Glenn is no mere joyrider. "John has worked hard to prepare for this," says Senator Wendell Ford of Kentucky. "He's not doing...
...sold more than $5 billion in bonds. Presumably, that money is now parked somewhere secure while he hunts for bargains--if he hasn't already found them in the wake of last Tuesday's stock-market dive. Bully for him. But remember that he's a billionaire investment god. Mere mortals don't have his eye for value, nor can they easily summon the discipline to "buy the dips" in volatile times like these...
Nice try, Spielberg! You think perhaps we can bring back the deep pride we once felt in our own flag with a mere movie? Pride is a reflection of doing the right thing and doing it well. When was the last time the decision makers of the U.S. deserved that feeling? Our government has always "asked" the sons and daughters of this country to uphold the values we believe in. What the government hasn't done is keep its end of the bargain, by placing a value on the lives of its servicemen and -women. Weeks before...
...Washington's 50 top lawyers last year, Lowell, 46, is a Bronx-bred former civil rights attorney who specializes in defending politicians and businessmen. Renowned within the Beltway for his combative manner and impressive trial record, Lowell is particularly skilled at turning legal and ethical problems into matters of mere politics--to the great benefit of his clients. And he has no fear of offending his opponents. Regardie's magazine once declared that Lowell "may well be the most irritating lawyer in Washington...always yipping and nipping in your face...