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...Grey, a former South Asia correspondent and investigative reporter with the Sunday Times of London, says his interest in the CIA program was sparked in December 2001 by an offhand remark made to him by Porter Goss, the former CIA Director who at the time was still a Republican Congressman from Florida and head of the House intelligence committee. In an interview with Goss in his office on Capitol Hill, Grey asked if President Clinton should have arranged the secret kidnapping of Osama bin Laden. Goss replied that such a program in fact existed. "It's called a rendition...
...That only invites another look at her party's record on taxes. The last time they had control of Congress, back in 1993, they passed a massive tax increase. They'll do it again if they can." Pelosi's office said in a statement after Bush made a similar remark during his Rose Garden news conference on Wednesday that Democrats' plans for middle-income tax cuts stand "in stark contrast to the Republican tax breaks for the super-rich...
...enjoyable and entertaining to see science could be weird and funny too,” Alexander, who is also a Crimson editor, said. Master of Ceremonies and “Annals of Improbable Research” editor, Marc A. Abrahams, ended the night with his annual closing remark, “If you didn’t win an Ig Nobel prize tonight—and especially if you did—better luck next year.” No one left the ceremony empty handed. Winners and losers alike were treated to complimentary “Dr. Fran?...
...hope she's the candidate because nothing will energize my [constituency] like Hillary Clinton. If Lucifer ran, he wouldn't." JERRY FALWELL, evangelist and right-wing activist, on a possible Clinton run for U.S. President. He later apologized for his "totally tongue-in-cheek" remark...
...shooting once Wuterich's guys sent up three red flares letting him know they were friendly. While under fire, the squad members, none of whom were hurt, took cover and waited to identify the threat before shooting back. They performed just as they were supposed to, Wuterich says. His remark hangs...