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...comes as one of the biggest surprises in the emerging Bush II era that Colin Powell, the man many thought would walk into the presidency himself a few years ago, is leaving such shallow footprints. By the cruel calculus of Washington, you are only as powerful as people think you are. Powell's megastar wattage looks curiously dimmed, as if someone has turned his light way down. People who like the Administration's foreign policy credit it to Bush, not Powell. People who don't, wonder where he is. Leaders abroad are not certain he is the definitive voice...
...release of three movie star pop efforts: an album by Billy Bob Thornton, the country-rock "Private Radio," (Lost Highway); the self-titled debut of Tenacious D (Epic), a rock duo featuring Jack Black, the fire-hydrant-shaped funny man of "High Fidelity," "Saving Silverman" and the upcoming "Shallow Hal," in which he co-stars with Gwyneth Paltrow; and the first American release from Russell Crowe's classic-rock band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, "Bastard Life or Clarity" (Artemis). Of these three CDs, one might hold out the highest hopes for Thornton's. According to his official...
...briefed that the capsule was not on board. Others aren't convinced. Retired Colonel Derek Duke, who sparked the recent investigation, claims the bomb was complete and should be located. He has formed a search-and-salvage operation, seeking a $1 million fee to find it in the shallow waters off Tybee Island, and assembled a band of advisers, which he describes as "like the famous TV A-Team." The Air Force says it's not interested...
...were astonished that such a giant submarine found itself in shallow waters. Charting the exercises zone was (Northern Fleet Chief of Staff Vice-Admiral Mikhail) Motsak's responsibility. Himself a submariner, he should have known better than that. Now, he is in charge of the raising operation. Motsak and (Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vyacheslav) Popov were supposed to know where all their ships were. The ships' positions can be easily restored, all the data is on the record...
...humiliation developing like a Polaroid - I reeled in a good-sized rock. Or rather, the great mossy rock, resting calmly in the shallow, greenish water off the point, had reeled me in. The rock had me mounted on its wall. I was the rock's trophy, for a moment...