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...NASA and its Congressional allies will have an easy time pitching a quick return to space to the public, which continues to support space exploration by impressive margins. Safety is a harder sell, since NASA has been touting the shuttle system as safe since the very beginning, and superior to every other spacecraft ever flown. As one Congressional source put it, "If NASA goes with the capsule design, you'll hear a lot about our ability to return to the moon. This may take us there, but that's secondary. Safety is the number one issue. Safety is driving...
...cards are dealt. And whether or not you've played poker (and more than 50 million Americans have), it's thrilling to see a guy with zip bluff $300,000 out of someone with a pair of kings. The difference between the shows is that ESPN has the superior event. World Poker Tour is made-for-TV entertainment, whereas the World Series has been an annual event at Binion's since 1970. Anyone who posts the $10,000 entry fee can play, and this year's winner's take was $2.5 million. That kind of money brings...
...While serving in the military, I learned that one of the most important factors in a leader's success is commanding the respect of his troops. Nothing was more infuriating than when a superior officer publicly blamed others for a collective misstep. Before belatedly taking responsibility for his words, the President allowed an important member of his Administration to be cast to the lions. The ensuing spectacle is deserved, and the President should not be surprised to see a drop in his Administration's morale and enthusiasm. Jack Roberts White Bear Lake...
...Hampshire associate head coach Scott Borek, who almost left a Division I head coaching job at Lake Superior State to become a Harvard assistant in 1999, and Joe Bonnett, Mazzoleni’s top assistant when he coached at Miami (Ohio), also said they are not candidates...
...doubt have been asked to explain why he returned to China. It's a question Yang must have asked himself often in his 15 months of virtual isolation since he was arrested in April 2002 after entering the country using a forged passport. Why would a man of his superior intellect, a man who holds doctorates from both the University of California at Berkeley and Harvard, do something so foolish? Why would a husband, a father with two small children and a comfortable home, act so recklessly? Why couldn't Yang have just stayed...