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...measures, from the falling crime rate to the improving economy, Bloomberg has done just that. And he has done it in a post often described as the second toughest job in America--a job he inherited from the most famous mayor in the world, Rudy Giuliani, in the wake of 9/11 and a bearish stock market, no less. Bloomberg has brought an unprecedented level of efficiency and transparency to New York City government. "The best thing is, he doesn't seem to be making decisions based on a four-year calendar," says Jonathan Bowles, research director at the Center...
...wake of the KLM incident, the Transportation Security Administration is seeking to expand the use of the no-fly list, proposing that all foreign airlines--even those not flying to a U.S. destination--check their manifests against the list if they are flying over U.S. airspace. That has already raised hackles. Some airline experts say it may contravene international agreements and could cause major disruptions in the coming summer travel season. "This could open up the U.S. to retaliation," says a former transportation official. Overflight rights are long established in international skies, he notes, and restricting them "would be much...
...contours of their massive radiation fields. Toward the other end of the electromagnetic spectrum, another telescope, an infrared instrument, mapped the invisible heat of the Milky Way. A small satellite called the plasma diagnostics package was suspended from the ship's giant remote arm to measure "ripples," or the wake that the shuttle causes in the earth's ionosphere. At several points, the shuttle fired its thrusters to poke temporary "holes" in the ionosphere, allowing radio astronomers based around the world to aim their telescopes through the gaps. Indeed, the experiments hummed along so well that NASA decided to extend...
...Amman, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak showed up for a private five-hour meeting with Hussein. The two moderate Arab leaders had a couple of important items on their agenda: how to reinvigorate the peace process and what to do about the role of Arafat and the P.L.O. in the wake of the Achille Lauro debacle. Later, Mubarak indicated his hope that the P.L.O. leader could be persuaded to stay in line with the objectives of the peace process...
Efrain Gómez Primo, 34, had every reason to be grateful for miracles. Helplessly wedged between wooden slats in mud and water that reached up to his neck, Gómez had been lost and rediscovered three times in the wake of the avalanche. His hair and mustache matted with muck, Gómez talked as four farm workers from a neighboring town cut away the restraining slats and removed a bamboo pole that the survivor was clutching with all his strength. Next to him was the body of his landlady, who had died, Gómez said, "about an hour...