Word: send
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...rulers of the country were doing. Born in 1944, he was named Museveni, meaning He of the Seven in honor of Ugandan soldiers who fought in the 7th battalion of the King's African Rifles during World War II. His father owned more than 50 cattle--wealth enough to send his children to school--and for 12 years the young Yoweri attended missionary schools that preached government service, not farming, as the path to success...
...Spektr's skin. NASA has agreed to allow Foale to train for that orbital excursion, though just when it will take place and whether he'll actually participate is still undecided. NASA officials firmly state, however, that as long as Mir stays sound, they will proceed with plans to send astronaut David Wolf up to relieve Foale in late September. Ghost ship or not, Mir will apparently sail...
...that entered the 1990s with a reputation as out-of-control head bangers, including Los Angeles and New Orleans, have turned a corner. That's because cities have learned to simultaneously provide effective police training, install a credible oversight authority, develop better relations with the people they serve and send a clear message to cops that abuses won't be tolerated...
...there would be no bonuses from this mission. Unlike their American counterparts, Russian cosmonauts are paid bonuses when they do something right. A successful orbital flush, for instance, could mean a down payment on a toaster or a bribe for a telephone, while a high-profile docking could send a child through college. Larissa wasn't sure whether there were corresponding disincentives for failure, but she (and of course the neighbors) couldn't help noticing how vague Vasily had been on the subject of who had accidentally disconnected Mir's power cable. Why hadn't he simply blamed the American...
Bravo to Charles Krauthammer for asking why Israel should continue to negotiate with the Palestinians who utilize terror and violence [ESSAY, Aug. 11]! Someone finally has the nerve to tell it like it is. Let the U.S. send a message to Yasser Arafat that neither we nor Israel will deal with him or any other Palestinian until he controls the terrorists and ends their attacks, suicide or otherwise. ALLEN SOKOLOFF Bensalem...