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...hijacked flights, the airport’s usual assignment of 40 state troopers has been supplemented by 50 deputy U.S. marshals and more than 100 National Guard members carrying M-16 rifles. Boston Harbor is under the control of a Florida-based U.S. Coast Guard port security team and the harbor has been closed to liquefied natural gas tankers...
Midway through the first half, a torrential downpour coupled with biting cold wind forced many of the spectators to seek shelter behind a nearby van or port-o-potty. Those who stayed witnessed Fritz’s goal, scored at the height of the downpour...
...right with conservatives, who see it as a Big Government solution. But the real problem is that the work is mind numbing--few people with big law-enforcement ambitions want to make suitcase patrol their beat. "We tried that about 25 years ago," says a security veteran at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the New York City-area airports. "The guys get incredibly bored. That's not why they joined the force." But in Europe, some private companies, under tight government control, have proved they can make the jobs attractive, well paying and effective...
...morning, then managed the ego of the Rev. Jesse Jackson as he took advantage of Giuliani's media entourage to nominate himself negotiator in chief. In the evening, Giuliani called on a stricken crowd at Temple Emanu-El to stand and applaud Neil Levin, the head of the Port Authority, who died helping his employees escape. Reverting to tireless cheerleader, he ended his day at Yankee Stadium watching Roger Clemens pitch against Tampa...
...That ought to worry Tsang, the Hong Kong Chief Secretary. With property prices stuck in a rut and equity prices spiraling downward, the territory boasts some of the glummest consumers in Asia, despite its integration with China. For Hong Kong, a free port that depends heavily on trade with the world, the horrible uncertainty hanging over the global economy can only make things worse. Tsang and the rest of Asia will be following the war carefully?hoping for a fast peace...