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...allegedly was left pretty much alone on weekends, with only one junior officer as his companion. How Yurchenko, already feeling depressed, could be allowed to eat at a restaurant within walking distance of the Soviet residential compound also mystified CIA critics. "The mishandling is obvious," says Republican Senator Frank Murkowski. "If you catch a fish this big . . . you usually check your nets to see if there are holes in them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spy Who Returned to the Cold | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...four of the Southern seats--in South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. And in the West, Democrats are hoping to nab the open seats left by the retirement of Republican Senators Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado and Don Nickles of Oklahoma, and to take on the vulnerable Lisa Murkowski in Alaska. So suddenly the math has changed: Democrats can see their way to a net gain of two seats, which would give them a slim advantage in the Senate. "We're at the cusp of a victory in November," says Senator Jon Corzine, who chairs the Democratic Senatorial Campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dreaming About The Senate | 7/5/2004 | See Source »

...budgets are tight. Yet the law is beginning to improve education for many students, and in most instances, its problems are the unforeseen consequences of well-intentioned regulations. "I think the intent is absolutely good, but did we think through all of the provisions?" says Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Struggle Of The Classes | 9/22/2003 | See Source »

...agency did not enforce the age limit for pilots of foreign airlines, and even after it began to, in 1978, it issued waivers for several more years. Only in 1995 did the FAA extend the rule to U.S. pilots of smaller, commuter airlines. That move spurred Republican Senator Frank Murkowski of Alaska to sponsor legislation to lift the age to 63. It failed, but last month Murkowski reintroduced the bill, and the measure may be voted on by the Senate in a few weeks, though its prospects for passage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is 60 Too Old? | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

...yield their Senate seats after 2002, and strategists fear a wave of retirement notices in the next few months. Possible departures include Senator Pete Domenici, a five-termer from New Mexico, and Kay Bailey Hutchison, the other Texas Senator and a new adoptive mom. Aides to Alaska's Frank Murkowski have let it be known their boss is weighing a run for Governor, meaning he could leave the Senate next year. And Die Hard 2 alumnus Fred Thompson of Tennessee will soon announce his plans; most think he won't return. Many of these Senators are convinced that since Vermont...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exit Stage Right | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

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