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...said Jay Rockefeller, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, declining to give details. Investigators in Islamabad tell TIME that a handful of scientists now being interrogated were selling the nation's nuclear secrets for their own profit or for ideological reasons. Those investigators absolve the government and steer clear of fingering Khan as the ringleader. Eager to keep Musharraf in power and a partner in the war on terrorism, the Bush Administration also tiptoes around the issue of Pakistan's official role. Yet some proliferation experts in the U.S. doubt that rogue scientists and their cronies...
...home for a couple of days," says Robb. "You can't turn off cows." When the crisis erupted just before Christmas, cattle in Amarillo, Texas, were trading at $91 per 100 lbs. Three days later, the price had slipped to $75--a drop of $150 to $200 per steer...
...assassination attempts underscored just how fragile Musharraf's authoritarian government is as he tries to steer a moderate course for Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation seething with militant Islamic fundamentalists. After the 9/11 attacks, Musharraf quickly aligned himself with U.S. President George W. Bush, helping rout the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Months later, when conflict with India loomed, he succumbed to U.S. pressure to stop sending insurgents into the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, easing the threat of war in the disputed territory. Washington praised his promises to replace one-man rule in Pakistan with a more democratic...
Mahan and Blickstead are not expected to steer the council from Chopra’s focus on student services such as funding parties and later keycard access to Houses...
...Harvard coach Frank Sullivan has already said on numerous occasions this year, the Crimson men’s basketball team is the youngest in recent memory and has no veteran or “rudder” to steer the team on the correct course...