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...looking for an astronaut,'' Arneth recalls. A runty stockman was chosen and inserted, too drunk to protest, into the cramped cockpit. In case he got thirsty on the moon, the men hung a water bag beside the car seat. Then they put some gelignite under the rocket, ran a trail of petrol to it, counted down from 10 and dropped a lit match onto the "fuse...
...know how a lot of Jewish performers change their names so they don't offend anyone with all that Jewishness? Emmanuel Goldberg changed his name to Edward G. Robinson, and Jonathan Leibowitz threw us all off the trail with Jon Stewart. How about if all the rest of the Jews do that too? I'm considering Joe Crockett. I also like the sound of Johnny Slayer. Plus, coming up with 14 million new names will be a kind of WPA project for all the Jewish writers. Because we have to back off the controlling-the-media thing...
...Republicans are watching their support slide in polls of Hispanics, and some strategists have concluded that GOP lawmakers cannot afford to hit the campaign trail this fall without having passed an immigration bill when their party controls the House, Senate and White House. Such a piece of legislation would also hand President Bush his biggest domestic accomplishment since his reelection, in the process satisfying business interests who want legal access to cheaper labor from south of the border...
...sold cocaine in Spain, you wound up with pesetas, which pointed to where the crime was committed. So you prewashed your loot into, say, German marks, and from there moved into dollars. You spun that money in and out of secret bank accounts (to obliterate the paper trail) and across borders, and eventually brought the money out the other end disguised as legitimate income. Done properly, it's next to impossible to tie your income to your crime. But these guys had $97 million in sterling. Everyone knows where they got it and how. Here's their big mistake: they...
...PILLOWY PAD Soft as your sleeping bag may be, truly cushy camping calls for an extra layer of cushioning underneath to support your back. The Therm-a-Rest Women's Trail Comfort mattress, $70, is designed specifically for those whose feet get cold at night: it has extra insulation at the lower...