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...that may change, as government and industry efforts converge to protect a staple of the U.S. economy: easy credit. Sept. 11 underscored the ways that terrorists use identity theft to slip into U.S. society and fund their operations. Investigators have linked several suspects to credit-card fraud, including the two men with box cutters who were arrested on a train Sept. 12. The terrorist convicted last year in a 1999 plot to blow up Los Angeles International Airport used 13 identities lifted from the membership files of a Boston health club. Potential losses in Secret Service investigations jumped from...
...dominated in every area,” Fuller continued. “The slip-up in the relays isn’t a worry, because we can put together better teams for [the Heptagonal Championships on Feb. 23-24]. We gave some people a rest this weekend, and ran others in different events...
This weekend’s contests will go a long way towards determining the Crimson’s chances for an Ivy League title. With two wins, Harvard will keep itself squarely in the mix and poised to capitalize on any slip-up by the Tigers. Anything less, though, will leave the Crimson too far down in the standings to do anything but watch and hope for a miracle...
...President Bush's explanation won't be particularly reassuring to nervous allies. Elevating to a bookable offense the failure to "hold the values we hold dear true to your heart" may simply have been an unfortunate rhetorical slip on the President's part, but beyond these shores it's read as an inclination to use the war on terror to remake the world order to America's taste. Not surprisingly, as the President bangs the lectern at home and talks of "serving justice" upon those dubbed "evil," his diplomatic elves are out there assuring allies that his speech represents...
Third, we are working on the severe lack of diversity in our very white staff. We do our best to be sensitive to all groups, but sometimes unfortunate mistakes and misunderstandings slip through. These problems will continue to occur until we have a enlightened staff of all backgrounds...