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...least five rival Pakistani agencies run networks in search of Osama bin Laden and his cohort. The snitches seemed to have come up with gold last week. TIME has learned that Pakistani troops, already engaged in an offensive to flush out foreign fighters, pounced on an informer's tip that al-Qaeda sympathizers were hiding with foreign militants in the village of Kalosha. Before dawn last Tuesday, 400 members of Pakistan's Frontier Corps swooped in, only to be ambushed by heavy fire; at least 22 troops died. In response, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ordered 8,000 troops to converge...
...hitting an even .300 through 40 at-bats this past summer for the Alaska League’s Peninsula Oilers—finding his name at the top of the league standings in RBI, runs, and hits—the junior suffered a broken clavicle while catching a foul-tip, suddenly ending his summer season and keeping him out of virtually all of fall training...
...most pressing question on the tip of many tongues may not be “How good is Sky Mann?”—which his grateful teammates can readily answer for you—but rather, “How does he fill the gap left by All-Ivy Brian Lentz...
...This year, I knew what I was coming into with a bunch of new guys,” he adds, with a tinge of gratitude, a subtle tip to the cap to all that’s gone before him. “I knew that I was going to have to be the veteran, and I knew the role ahead of time...
...listed company. Glazer, a billionaire businessman who lives in Florida, now owns just under 17% of the Reds. The team brought in a world-best $289 million last season, according to Deloitte & Touche, topping the New York Yankees' $280 million in revenues. The notably unglib Glazer won't tip his next play, but he's up against a pair of other big Man U shareholders, Irish tycoons John Magnier and J.P. McManus. The two have recently increased their combined stake to about 29%. "It's extremely unlikely someone would buy the team," says Andrew Lee, an equity analyst at Dresdner...