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Officials say their information on this is very touchy, since some of it comes from countries not openly allied with the U.S. "Several Middle East partners have either helped obtain information," says a senior Administration official, "or they are giving refuge to people they are getting this from." One especially...
There was a sleepless night in 1957 when the Soviets put up Sputnik and drunken Russians roared and sang in front of their Washington embassy. Science adviser Vannevar Bush sought refuge behind his closed door until he could figure out what to say about our laggard program.
If she is right, it is yet another example of how the Bush Administration has managed to get what it wants on the environment. For two years, the President has found ways to bypass restrictions on oil and gas drilling, mining, logging and coal-fired power generation. Within days of...
The other is the Jagmandir, a 17th century fortress topped by a dome that Marco Polo called "a jewel of white marble." The palace stands in a landscaped garden heavy with jasmine, frangipani and bougainvillaea. Formal water gardens enclose regal cupolas and elegant archways. Inside the fortress, a black-and...
Two centuries later, the island palace was called upon for sanctuary again. During an Indian revolt against the British in 1857, dozens of European women and children took refuge under its graceful domes. Today the Jagmandir remains a retreat, if from nothing more threatening than the bustle of a sweltering...