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...cranky Republican Senators: "I don't see, Madame Secretary, how things are getting better," said Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. "I think things are getting worse. I think they're getting worse in Iraq. I think they're getting worse in Iran." Over at the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican chairman Pat Roberts suggested that the National Security Agency's no- warrant surveillance program could come under the authority of a special court, while at the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican chairman Arlen Specter continued to raise questions about the program's legality. "You cannot have domestic search-and-seizure without a warrant...
...joined Paul Motian’s Electric Bebop Band, where he flourished throughout the early 90s. Since then, Rosenwinkel has established himself as an original sound—not such an easy thing to do in a jazz scene crammed with guitarists and appraised by critics who claim that Pat Metheny and John Scofield have already closed the book on the instrument. It helped that Rosenwinkel came to prominence at the same time a group of young New York musicians was getting ready to redefine the jazz idiom. Rosenwinkel earned his stripes by gigging with other young lions such...
...Gretzky, executive director of Team Canada, was flanked by assistant Kevin Lowe, Hockey Canada president Bob Nicholson, head coach Pat Quinn, and director of player personnel Steve Tambellini. Asked about a wiretap which reportedly had him speaking with Tocchet about how to keep his wife Janet from being named as a participant, Gretzky refused to "go over what I said a week ago. It just doesn't make any sense." The press conference was terminated after about 15 minutes...
...consistently grabbing points in the 2-4 spots. In fact, the pivotal race of the meet for the Crimson, the 100-yard freestyle, was not even won by the home team, but rather by a Bulldog swimmer. Although Yale’s Alex Righi claimed victory, Harvard sophomore Pat Quinn narrowly beat out Princeton’s Will Reinhart to snag the second-place spot and deprive Princeton of valuable points. “Pat Quinn just did a great job this weekend,” Cromwell said. “His relay swims were crucial, and his 100- free...
...However, Morales’ plane for the threecontinent tour was not courtesy of Lula or Bachelet, but thanks to Pat Robertson’s best friend: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. He leads the other Latin American gauche, and, far too often, the only one visible from the United States to Europe. His oil has bought him warplanes from Spain, guns from Russia, unsustainable welfare to calm poor masses at home, and, not surprisingly, the “unconditional support” of countries in the region. After 9/11, the Bush administration chose to take its ships and interests...