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...that means Rudnick's chances of fulfilling a lifetime dream might have to wait. All the publicity he and his colleagues have gotten for finding a HUGE HOLE IN SPACE is very nice. "But my real goal," he says, "is to be on Car Talk...
...presidency to let him know before Labor Day this year. And the departure also comes conveniently at the tail end of the August doldrums, with Washington still on summer recess and much of the country on vacation. Better to make the move now, the White House figured, than wait for Congress to return and perhaps renew its campaign to oust Gonzales. "You're not going to make a decision with the tip of a bayonet in your face," says a former senior official...
...explored - the infrared beamline, for instance, is being used to study mouse eggs in an effort to pinpoint the best time to fertilize human eggs in IVF; to investigate the facial-tumor disease that's killing Tasmanian devils; and to preserve historic documents. "I thought scientists would want to wait and see how well the synchrotron performs," says Mark Tobin, who oversees the infrared beamline's operation. "But they've been very keen to jump in the deep end and try it out for themselves...
...taking biological samples across security-conscious international borders, are over for Australasian scientists now that they have a latest-generation synchrotron in their backyard. So are the frustrations of traveling to facilities in the U.S. or Europe for a few days of precious beam time, then flying home to wait months for another opportunity...
...Petraeus' report (though the law requiring the report mandates that it come from President Bush, even Bush calls it "Petraeus' report") as well as the general's testimony before Congress, set for Sept. 11. Squabbling over Iraq has been largely brought to a standstill in the capital while lawmakers wait to hear what Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, has to say about progress--or the lack thereof--in the country. But over the past week, a handful of military officers have made statements telegraphing the conclusions Petraeus will probably reach. And that has jump-started debate once again...