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...awoke, disoriented in the darkness, realising that morning had finally come by the noise of other prisoners. A guard opened our cell door. We lurched out, joining the other prisoners waiting to use the single sink. After washing, we were led back to our cell. "Do we get any food now?" I asked Paul. He shook his head. "Not till lunch". I asked how long he thought it would be till we went to trial. "I dunno. A day, six months...". I saw Harvard disappearing over the horizon; my plane was due to leave the following week. The day passed...
...British, Spanish and French spill experts were on hand to help, but little could be done. Although 40% of the Iranian light crude had evaporated, the remainder was harder to dispel. Chemical dispersants, sprayed in limited quantities early in the week to break down the crude and make it sink, were effective for only a few days, until the oil emulsified, or mixed and bonded with seawater. Closer to shore, crews floated booms to protect oyster beds against the oil patch, which at one point came to within twelve miles...
...later, a close friend of the dictator's speculated on the likelihood of U.S. troops invading Panama. "Send them in," he said. "By the time they get to Panama City, there'll be news releases detailing everything that Noriega knows about Bush. And what he knows is enough to sink Bush's presidency." Whether Noriega can actually embarrass % Bush and other high Washington figures, and how much, only his trial will tell...
Before the ominous S&L predictions had a chance to sink in, alarms were going off about other potentially monumental crises. A report by Budget Director Richard Darman warned that careless management at such agencies as the Veterans Administration and the Department of Energy may have allowed scandals rivaling the estimated $8 billion imbroglio at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to go undetected. But the gravest worries were triggered by concerns about the solvency of more than $5 trillion in federal credit and insurance programs that cover everything from bank deposits to student loans and Third World...
...decade of Larry and Magic. Forty-two points by the rookie Magic, playing center for Kareem. Larry hitting the banker to sink the Sixers in Game Seven...