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...Zubaydah's statements jibed with claims made by other detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that landmarks may be struck during holidays--a strategy also endorsed by al-Qaeda training videos. Meanwhile, agents had noticed an increase in terrorist "chatter" picked up by telecommunications surveillance in recent months. "We couldn't just blow it off," says the senior intelligence official--especially given the firestorm over whether agencies could have done more to prevent 9/11. "How many times did someone get in trouble for issuing a warning that didn't happen?" a U.S. counterterrorism official asks rhetorically...
...rear of the submarine. But the capsule failed to disengage and surface. Russian investigators looking into the disaster have been vague about the reasons for the failure. But TIME's source says that "on orders from the very top," the capsule was one of several pieces of equipment struck from the testing roster because the ship's completion was so far behind schedule...
Many in Houston expected captain Ben Crockett to make his final start against the team he almost beat in March when Crockett struck out six in a close 2-1 loss to the Owls. But Harvard Coach Joe Walsh elected to throw sophomore Marc Hordon against Rice, leaving Crockett to dig the Crimson out of the loser’s bracket on Saturday...
Russia is feeling pretty. the country struck an arms control agreement with the U.S., formed a strategic alliance with NATO and even won the Miss Universe contest. But in some ways the most momentous prize came when the E.U. crowned Russia a full market economy. The move will make it easier for Russia to contest anti-dumping claims, which President Vladimir Putin says could cost more than $1 billion this year, while allowing the country to benefit from lower tariffs and raising its hopes of joining the World Trade Organization. Europe stands to benefit too. The Russian economy grew...
Crockett allowed ten hits, struck out nine and held the Huskies’ 3-4-5 batters hitless in 12 at-bats. Crockett registered his 117th strikeout of the season in the ninth inning, setting a new single-season record formerly held by Ray Peters...