Word: trailed
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...investigators and caring chroniclers of the human condition. This week's cover story on the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 -- the fruit of a five-month investigation by Roy -- is the most far-reaching account to date of the mystery behind the 1988 tragedy over Lockerbie, Scotland. The trail of the story led him through Scandinavia, Germany, England, California and Washington, where he conducted more than 200 interviews and examined thousands of documents, including confidential memos from former U.S. and foreign intelligence agents. "This story just kept building and building," says Rowan. "Some of the real breakthroughs came...
...detonator, in fact, is considered one of the main keys to the bombing puzzle. Thomas Hayes, a leading forensics expert, did the main detective work on a minute piece of timer recovered from the wreckage by Scottish authorities. In a recent book about the Lockerbie investigation, On the Trail of Terror, British journalist David Leppard reports that "Hayes is not prepared to commit himself publicly on whether the bomb that blew up Pan Am 103 was originally made by Khreesat and subsequently modified by timers of the sort found in possession of the Libyans." In fact, adds Leppard, "his authoritative...
...sway of personality politics, a phenomenon familiar to Americans but less known to Britons. Right up to the photo finish, the gentlemanly, mild-mannered Major bested Labour leader Neil Kinnock in popularity polls by 10 points. Although Kinnock delivered a slick performance that outshone Major's on the campaign trail, he could not shake the widely held perception that he is a rather ruthless opportunist who -- Bill Clinton, take note -- is not entirely to be trusted. Polls indicated that if Labour's shadow chancellor, the brainy, witty John Smith, had been party leader, Labour would have won the election...
Political analysts are in near unanimity that Kinnock will soon have to relinquish his leadership post -- perhaps as early as this week. In the meantime, Kinnock, who had struck a statesmanlike demeanor on the campaign trail, was less than gracious in defeat. "Now the Conservatives will continue with the decline," he said. "The whole country deserves better...
World affairs on the campaign trail...