Word: signal
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...seaport in 1986, Tom Darcy didn't realize he was part of espionage's wave of the future. Most CIA officers operate overseas as U.S. diplomats. But Darcy was posing as a businessman, an operative with what the CIA calls nonofficial cover, or NOC (pronounced knock). Darcy was transporting signal- interception equipment to a CIA boat that would sail off the coast of Lebanon to eavesdrop on terrorists. In front of him, police at a roadblock were searching all cars. If the police discovered his spy equipment, there would be no diplomatic immunity to keep him out of jail...
...resolution of this case, which includes a commitment to restore funds intended for cancer research and patient care, is fair and appropriate," said Mike Andrews, executive director of the Jimmy Fund, in a statement yesterday. "It sends a clear signal that...misuse of philanthropic dollars will not be tolerated...
...unfortunately, these are the problems inherent in living not 500 yards away from a radio transmitter. In a sense, it is like Wigglesworth residents and their troubles with the subway underneath. We do everything we can to keep interference at a minimum, including continuous monitoring of o our signal to make sure that we are operating by FCC regulations...
...signal as well that the U.S. economy may be starting to slacken after one of its most vigorous years in a decade. Packaging may be unglamorous, but it's a business many economists track as a harbinger of the future. When companies see unsold tables, toys and toasters piling up on their shelves, one of the first things they do is quietly cancel orders for packaging material. But the accelerating pace of such cutbacks in January could not be reflected in the backward-looking data released so far this year, including last week's report that the economy expanded...
...minority teenagers." House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas has said he would like to abolish the minimum wage altogether. "The White House is looking to appeal to its base and to Democrats who have wandered," saysTIME Washington correspondent Suneel Ratan. "They are trying to send a clear signal that the Democratic party is on their side on economic issues...