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...officials were about to get started when the agency was transferred by the Homeland Security reorganization from the Treasury Department to Justice. Aides to Ashcroft, a dependable ally of the pro-gun lobby, then raised concerns about a January 2003 California state government report suggesting that wear and tear may alter a gun's ballistic signature. ATF firearms experts challenged the California findings, but Ashcroft's advisers decided to take the White House study away from ATF and hand it to an outside, presumably more objective, agency. "We wanted to have an intensive, thorough, rigorous study of the issue," says...
Walsh did not know whether Hendricks had sustained an actual muscle tear, but the coach acknowledged the possibility that Hendricks’ tendon difficulties could sideline him for the Ivy League Championships and NCAA Tournament, should the Crimson make it that far. Hendricks could not be reached for comment last night...
Dogged for much of the season by a swollen knee and other lingering effects of an ACL tear that sidelined him last year while still in high school, Klimkiewicz finally broke through, hitting 7-for-11 with six RBI in three games...
...kind of comes out of concern that if you end up with people on both sides of a specific issue that will tear people apart and cause some sort of irreparable harm,” Losier says...
...help wanting a guy who knows the streets that well to live in the hood. As it turns out, the hood still lives in him. It's not just the enduring music of the Bronx in his voice (or in his jumpy cadences - when he's on a tear, he's got faster delivery than FedEx). It's the nervy edge of his judgments. Try reminding him that some people think the novel is dead. "What does that mean, the novel's dead?" He gives you a funny look. "The novel will show up at your funeral...