Word: soiled
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...repeatedly stressed a willingness to find a solution that addresses the concerns of the international community while upholding its right to nuclear energy. Tehran is reportedly still ready to accept the principle that - at least for defined period - there would be no industrial-scale uranium enrichment on its own soil; the fuel for its nuclear reactors would be produced abroad and shipped back when spent. But Iran may hold out for a deal that allows it to maintain its 164-centrifuge enrichment cascade at Natanz for research purposes, under additional supervision if necessary. That cascade is too small to create...
...Meanwhile, Canadians are wrestling with the shock of finding an alleged terror plot on their own soil, and debating what it may mean for Canada's role in the war on terror. Michael Wilson, the Canadian ambassador to the U.S., was quick to assert that Canada is on top of its domestic security threats, and to dispute New York Senator Peter King?s suggestion that there is ?a disportionate number of Al-Qaeda in Canada because of their very liberal immigration laws." In fact, since most of the young men arrested were born or grew up in Canada, this appears...
...weren't the levees high enough? Engineers failed to account for how quickly the soil in Louisiana had sunk in recent years, so levees were in some cases 2 ft. lower than they were meant...
Thank you for your article on the government's data-mining program. Like most Americans, I understand that al-Qaeda is planning more attacks on U.S. soil. But I have noticed something equally troubling. Every time President Bush defends an action for which he is criticized, he states it is necessary for national security. Over time it seems more and more power is being amassed by the Administration at the expense of Congress and the courts. That is dangerous tinkering with the U.S. Constitution, and that concerns me just as much as any threat of terrorism...
...says. "We don't allow that for anything else, not even defense." The Secret Service insists that money must be produced and printed within the U.S. to maintain security, but the GAO found no reason to bar foreign companies from making currency if they do so on U.S. soil. "Then, there's the four-year contract," Kolbe continues. "What company, with the capitalization costs it takes to get into this business, can take on such a financial burden...