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...share more intelligence with spy chiefs of other countries--something the CIA had opposed for years because agents feared that wider distribution could compromise sources. And in March, Negroponte asked the CIA to provide him with a rundown of all its station chiefs worldwide. It was a natural inventory request, but agency officials took umbrage at it anyway. Negroponte, for his part, hinted last month in an interview with TIME that he believed CIA officials were being far too turf conscious. "Station chiefs are for Porter Goss to choose. I am not interested in directing operations ... Am I interested...
...patent invalid. The Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based firm also sought a ruling that its drug products do not infringe on the patent. Eli Lilly will contest the verdict by asking the judge to overturn the jury’s decision, the Indianapolis-based company announced yesterday. If its request is denied, the firm will appeal the ruling. And Eli Lilly will challenge the enforceability and validity of the patent in another District Court bench trial, the drug company said. “We are confident that we will prevail in the trial court and the verdict will be upheld...
...than right-handed sophomore ace Shawn Haviland, who features a devastating curve as his out pitch. (The lefty curve is something slightly different, more sweeping.) So I gracefully invited myself to get a tutorial from Haviland, who, with Coach Joe Walsh’s blessing, politely obliged my wacky request...
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...French Quarter and Central Business District, hotels quickly ran out of food and had to help evacuate guests or, in many cases, turn them out onto streets where anarchy had all but replaced the rule of law. New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley said the city would request that 3,000 soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard be brought in as an evacuation commenced, both to prevent the widespread looting that happened after Katrina, and to assure evacuating residents that their homes and businesses wouldn?t fall victim to looting. Ebbert said the point was ?to create an atmosphere...