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...Missouri. "Our enemies live in caves and shadows." U.S. and British special-ops forces don't just face treacherous, mine-riddled terrain. They will have to confront wily, weathered adversaries in a place where it's often impossible to tell who's on your side. "These folks are pros. They're clever. They've been around a long time," says Rumsfeld. "They've probably changed sides three or four times, and may again." The Taliban has also shown an ability to withstand hits against strongholds and replenish its forces. The U.S. has cratered many runways in Afghanistan, destroyed more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Into The Fray | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

...forced to look at the Mariners differently after their nailbiter of a first round against the Indians? Could it perhaps be the case that the Indians were not given enough credit for going into the ALDS as one of the best teams in the pros...

Author: By Robert A. Cacace, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cacace At The Bat: Break Out The Blue Books | 10/16/2001 | See Source »

...fans and adorers of these pros, need to keep some perspective about ourselves now that the sports world is slowly creeping back into the national consciousness...

Author: By Robert A. Cacace, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cacace at the Bat: Athletes Hurt Along With Us | 9/26/2001 | See Source »

Sometimes, simplicity didn't work. I was running a home network that linked my wife's machine before installing XP. But after I tried to upgrade to XP's home network, my connection to the Net disappeared. I had to spend 90 minutes on the phone with Microsoft's pros untangling the thing--a courtesy that civilians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: XP's Road To Simplicity | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

...only one aisle and can carry up to 192 passengers in a two class configuration. It is also a twin engine plane, and would also be fully loaded with fuel for its cross country trip, carrying some 11,000 gallons of jet fuel. The 'seven-five' as aviation pros call the plane (Boeings are often referred to by a 7 and the next number, a 'seven-three' for a 737, a 'seven-four' or a 747, and so on) was also being used this morning by American on Flight 77, out of Washington's Dulles International Airport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Day the FAA Stopped the World | 9/14/2001 | See Source »

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