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Nobody in Congress will be eager to give Bush a postdated check for his mission to Mars without some tough scrutiny. For one thing, turf battles are sure to erupt. NASA is being asked to hack $11 billion off its current budget to free money for the new mission. Members will want to protect existing projects in their states or districts, not to mention NASA research on climate and astronomy that they believe is worthy. "Human beings in space isn't going to be the driver of our science policy," says Sherwood Boehlert (R., N.Y.), chairman of the House Committee...
...Lambertson Truex: When Richard Lambertson and John Truex teamed up five years ago, their bags became instant status symbols for chic American women. Now the boys are taking on the old European brands on the Continentals' home turf. And since they're competing on quality, not price, expect to pay $5,800 for the matte crocodile...
...like this: He supplants Kerry as No. 2 in New Hampshire. The race tightens--a good bet, since 20% are still undecided and New Hampshire voters love last-minute political melodrama. Clark finishes better than expected, then surpasses Dean on Feb. 3, when the race moves to more amenable turf for a moderate: South Carolina, Oklahoma, Arizona, North Dakota and others. John Edwards and Joe Lieberman have similar dreams and much more polished campaign styles--but the notion of a four-star antiwar general from the South is catnip to the Democrats. The knee-jerk redoubts of West Los Angeles...
...Some scouts wonder if Matsui can adapt to the tricky hops and nuances of the natural grass infields in the U.S. In Japan's Pacific League, where he plays, every ballpark but one has artificial turf. "American grass looks really high," says Matsui...
...huge lobbying effort, including face-to-face meetings with President Jacques Chirac. Paris has now made a counter-offer that gives both men immunity; the Los Angeles prosecutor's office will decide this week whether to take the money - or start a spectacular trial of France Inc. on hostile turf. - By Peter Gumbel We Take Foreign Currency U.S. federal prosecutors charged 47 traders with fraud following an 18-month probe into the $1.2 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market. Authorities uncovered schemes allegedly bilking small investors and Wall Street banks out of millions of dollars...