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...hundred feet and 20 minutes later, having weaved his way farther into the crowd, Altmire faced another question about "the mess in Iraq," this time from William Proch, 71, a retired steelworker. But when Altmire again mentioned Bush's veto, Proch grew angry, accusing Altmire of being "in lockstep with [Speaker of the House Nancy] Pelosi, putting our troops in danger." The lifelong Republican voted for Altmire in 2006 after GOP ethics scandals left him wanting a fresh face. But because he also wants more troops in Iraq, not fewer, Proch is feeling buyer's remorse...
...propulsion sidesteps that whole mess. Rather than rely on common combustible fuel, it uses xenon gas, a comparatively light 937 lbs. (425 kg) of it loaded into a compact 72-gal. (273 L) tank. A jolt of electricity energizes the gas, causing xenon ions to shoot out the back of the ship at 77,000 m.p.h. (124,000 km/h). A stream of charged atoms has somewhat less oomph than a burst of fire--less force than the weight of a single piece of paper, in fact--but over time it adds up. "It's acceleration with patience," says Rayman...
...will likely occur in 2008, if not sooner. And then, regardless of the situation on the ground, Bush will say he moved the right number of troops at the right time. The Democrats will say they forced him to do so, and will find new ways to keep the mess in Iraq front and center in the national debate - without necessarily pushing to bring all the troops home right away. If you're looking for someone who will lead a speedy withdrawal from Iraq, you'll have to go to the extreme left or right of the parties. Nobody...
...being unreasonable. There are customers who refuse to be satisfied. What's the fun in that? To these ultimate whiners, a cell phone contract is not an exchange of money for a specific service, it's an opportunity for corporate combat, for indulging their Goliath-killing, "they can't mess with me" fantasy. It's a chance to continually move the goalposts and then complain about a rule change...
...second day as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown warned Britons, "We face a serious and continued security threat to our country," and his new Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, has already twice chaired the government's emergency response committee, Cobra. As investigators hurry to try to sift fact from a distracting mess of theories, they'll hope that Agent Luck remains on their side...