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...recruitment of Jim Jeffords had no code names, no dead drops, no encrypted communications, but it followed all the rules of a classic CIA operation. Democrats had targeted Jeffords as a possible party switcher practically from the day he came to Congress 26 years ago. Daschle, a former Air Force intelligence officer, knew that spymasters don't have a chance of bagging a high-value defector unless he is eager to defect. Even then, he has to be slowly and carefully cultivated. By last month, Jeffords seemed ready to come over. His disenchantment with the Republican Party had been building...
...system designers, such as Juniper and Ciena, are each up more than 50% this year. Last Friday, despite a vicious market sell-off, Corvis, an optical-equipment maker, launched its IPO at $36; it closed at $85. Corvis has no revenue and three corporate customers. High-end router-and-switcher company Avici launched...
Marcucci got a sure double-play grounder to short, but when Forst switcher hands after stepping on second, he dropped the ball and lost his chance to turn...
Additionally, the extra memory is helpful for running Switcher, a program that allows several different software packages to run at the same time. A ramdisk can also take advantage of the increased memory. Anyone requiring a color monitor or wanting to run MS-DOS programs will need to shell out the additional dollars...
...specials, or "events," as the press releases call them. CBS is still counting on comedy, though not as heavily as in the old days. Up at the top, ABC is the most eclectic network, but it is stressing family shows, light adventure and specials of its own. A channel-switcher's sampling...