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So why is Jimmy Yee, 35, sitting in a Navy brig in Charleston, S.C., facing possible espionage charges? Yee, arrested on Sept. 10, is being held in connection with a widening investigation of spying at Guantanamo Bay, where some 660 detainees from 40 foreign countries have been held for 18...
But, he pointed out, education is not enough. Leaning forward and gesturing, his eyes widening behind his glasses, he reminded the audience that even those responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks had “very sharp brains.”
To make matters worse, the U.S. is confronted with a refinery gap--just as it was in the 1973-74 oil crisis. The U.S. consumed 19.8 million bbl. a day of petroleum products last year, but its refineries could process only 16.6 million bbl. of crude oil. The 3.2 million...
To solve this mystery and discover the real origins of SARS, scientists like Dr. Yi, the energetic microbiologist who plucked some of the civets from Shenzhen food markets himself by grabbing the slippery cats by the feet, will continue testing animals in the province, widening the net to other species...
Nonetheless, NPR, PRI and many large and medium-size stations have surprisingly healthy balance sheets. Though NPR has suffered a 40% drop in corporate underwriting revenues, from a peak of $33 million in 2000, its total revenue has fallen only 6% and is projected to rise in 2003. NPR plugged...