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...that in the wake of this encounter, they began jokingly asking tour-takers whether they too were “spies” sent by Harvard...
That leaves the Tour de France field, already wide open in the wake of Armstrong's retirement, an even wilder mishmash. Asked shortly before the race began about his improving prospects, American Floyd Landis just sighs. "Jesus," says Landis, "I have to wait to know who's here--which is sad to say, because [the race] starts in about 24 hours." It could be the Tour's roughest ride...
Years of pummeling by the press and Congress, plus wrenching changes produced by the bureau's shift in focus to antiterrorism, have depressed morale, even in the highest ranks. That has coincided with lucrative employment offers to agents from firms desperate for experienced security chiefs in the wake of 9/11. On July 15, just weeks after his 50th birthday, acting executive assistant director for law-enforcement services Chris Swecker is to leave for a new job as head of global security for Bank of America, where he will earn a reported $600,000, more than triple what he makes...
...Wake up to the sound of shattering glass. Charlie Gibson is off to the evening news, leaving Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts to say Good Morning America and make history as a.m. network TV's first male-free team of anchors...
McClendon was full of optimism when asked about the challenge of leaving her native New Orleans in the wake of Katrina...