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...three potential man-eaters. But instead of executing and disemboweling the reptiles, the rangers gently loaded them into trailers and transported them to Cairns, 160 miles to the south, where they were X-rayed. Two were also given an endoscopy, with a tiny camera passed into their stomach to probe for Booker's remains...
...that, deep down, they’re a messy tangle of faults and imperfections. Many of us—me included—spend boundless energy pretending we’re an exception to that rule. We put our best face forward, and hope no one will bother to probe underneath...
Four political experts gathered on Friday at the Center for American Political Studies to probe the dynamics of the imminent presidential election. The panel discussion, moderated by government professor Stephen D. Ansolabehere, featured D. Sunshine Hillygus, also a government professor and the director of the Program on Survey Research; Columbia Graduate School of Journalism professor Thomas B. Edsall; and Morris P. Fiorina, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and political science professor at Stanford. Ansolabehere began with a discussion on campaign finance and the parallel contests of the presidential and congressional elections, stressing the tough decision facing the Republican...
...will help us probe what the universe was like just moments after the Big Bang. It might explain why more than 95 percent of the stuff out there is actually invisible. And it could lead to technological breakthroughs years from now. Plus, with all the low hanging fruit in physics already picked, scientists need expensive technology to continue delving into the secrets of the universe. Clocks, pendulums, and oil drops just don’t cut it in the 21st century...
...Washington Investigating Gonzales A special prosecutor has been appointed to probe charges that former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and his staff improperly fired nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006. Gonzales, a close ally of President Bush's, resigned last year over the firings, which opponents said had been politically motivated. A Justice Department report cited an uncooperative White House for the gaps in its investigation--which the special prosecutor should fill. Gonzales and others could face criminal charges...