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...will probably plug in a TV and show lots of static and have kids playing four-square to show what students have had to resort to,” Espy said...
...concerned about assigning any standing military force to missions now handled by police and other law-enforcement and emergency agencies. Governors argue that they know better than the momentarily garrisoned how to patrol their own backyard and protect their neighbors. Soldiers should be used only as "the last resort," Ridge says. Some of his "Governor friends"--Ridge is the former Pennsylvania Governor--are grumbling that their constituents are more comfortable with the police they've grown up with, and that officials who answer to the Pentagon can't easily be worked into state plans...
...least two attacks tied to Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. A few days before Sept. 11, an intercepted phone call in which a bin Laden lieutenant mentioned a "big wedding"--suspected code for a terrorist hit--led to the arrest of three men planning to bomb two resort hotels in Jordan. Last month agents uncovered another plot, this one to blow up the U.S., British and Jordanian embassies in Beirut...
...Rabbo’s favorite pastime. In fact, after over a year of Palestinian terror, murder, lynching and rampant violence, Rabbo’s best example of a recent Palestinian mistake was that they ought to have pushed harder for Israel to freeze settlement activity. The Palestinian choice to resort to violence did not come to mind...
...many New Quincy students resort to taking the stairs instead of braving the perils of the elevator. Others stay committed to the elevator but remain wary of its reliability. Chris P. Lambert 03 remarks, You still dont want to get trapped in there. Its kinda weird that they would close [the elevator] down to install an emergency phone. Its like they know youre going to get trapped. Committee House Chair Mark E. Lee 01 sums up sentiment by saying, Hopefully no one will get stuck again, but thats what they said after the first person was trapped...