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Watching the temperature mount in the Potomac Valley, one can see an instructive parallel from more than a century ago, when the South's General Robert E. Lee turned his forces east toward Gettysburg. In his great string of victories, Lee had almost always chosen the ground and the time of battle. But at Gettysburg he found his enemy there ahead of him and in the best position. Lee's stubbornness and his belief in his cause led him to attack despite the caution of those who wanted to slip away and fight the battle on their terms...
...largest growth industry" in espionage, says Edward O'Malley, an FBI assistant director in charge of the intelligence division. Some recent examples: a Northrop engineer pleaded guilty in March to attempting to transmit Stealth technology to the Soviets for $55,000; the husband of a worker at a Silicon Valley defense firm used his wife's access to sell high-tech documents on ballistic-missile research to Polish intelligence for some $250,000; and in a trial that began last Friday in Los Angeles, Svetlana and Nikolai Ogorodnikov, two Soviet émigrés, are accused of attempting to buy secrets...
...more than just a wee dram. The festival includes more than 150 events, including distillery tours, expert lectures, dinners, concerts, and ceilidhs (rhymes with dailies)?traditional Scottish country-dancing parties. Out of the 90 or so working distilleries in Scotland, roughly half are in the Spey Valley, and 28 of those open their doors to the public during festival time...
...Stubbornness of Harry Reid" [March 28], on the Senate minority leader's success in blocking Republican-sponsored legislation, should have been called "The Sour-Grapes Obstructionism of Harry Reid." Why glorify Reid's antics when there is so much that needs to be accomplished in Washington? Donald Nagy Chino Valley, Arizona, U.S. Ignorance Is Rich I detected a pattern in your story on the fall of WorldCom's former ceo Bernie Ebbers and other corporate fraudsters who may be facing long prison terms [March 28]. You reported that "Ebbers said he was too ignorant about accounting to detect the financial...
...style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder working distilleries in Scotland, roughly half are in the Spey Valley, and 28 of those open their doors to the public during festival time...