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...Since we're using the driver's license as a de facto national ID, Durbin argues, let's make it more reliable. As it stands, the chief requirement is that one knows how to drive. This is fine if the only intent is to ensure that someone behind the wheel has mastered turn signals, but it shouldn't be sufficient to get someone into a federal building, the Olympics or an airplane. All a terrorist needs to do is shop around for a lax state (Florida still doesn't require proof of permanent residency) or resort to a forger with...
...Last week there were other visitors. Five four-wheel-drive vehicles carrying about 20 U.S. special-forces soldiers raced through Musa Qal'eh with U.S. helicopters and fighter-bombers overhead. Accompanying them was a band of Afghan fighters and the governor of Helmand, Haji Shir Mohammed. The convoy was on its way to the nearby town of Baghran to meet an aged, white-bearded tribal leader named Rais, better known as "the Baghran"-the most powerful warlord in the area and a possible link to Omar...
...lights are on in California, but there's nobody home at Enron. Earlier this year energy shortages caused rolling blackouts that shut down factories and stranded people in elevators. A half-baked foray into deregulation caused the state to pay unbudgeted billions of dollars to energy producers to wheel some juice its way. GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS blamed the shortage on out-of-state corporate "pirates," such as Enron and Entergy...
...DALE EARNHARDT JR. He got behind the wheel of a race car the week after his father--the NASCAR legend, the Intimidator--died in a crash that stunned the nation. Then, in July, he returned to the same Daytona speedway where the crash had occurred to win the first of three races on the year. "One day soon [my] team will headline this joint," noted Earnhardt Jr., sounding just like...
...Building more communication is really important and could be very useful,” she said. “Other Houses do great things and sharing information could increase overall social life at Harvard. I think it’s silly to reinvent the wheel each time...