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...some 40 volunteers are milling about. There's no one to save. The victim, driving a black Toyota, had swung around a blind curve into the rear of a truck, which was carelessly parked for a quick tire check. He died in minutes from internal bleeding and a head wound. The 28-year-old trucker says, "I only stopped for about five minutes." He admits he never thought about driving the extra kilometer to a service station, whose white-and-blue fluorescent sign is clearly visible from the accident site. "I had my emergency lights on," the driver insists...
After five consecutive wins in the Tour de France, LANCE ARMSTRONG faced daunting challenges this year, including the tenacity of Italy's Ivan Basso. But on the race's alpine stretch, Armstrong claimed the lead, widened it as the cyclists wound their way back toward Paris, and headed for an unprecedented sixth straight victory in the Tour de France, leaving everyone to marvel at his latest tour de force...
...normally the boy's forte. But Josh is content. This place thrills him. Bruce Church has nearly 60 years on Josh, but his feelings for the ground are much the same. Eighteen months ago, adhering to club policy, Church stood down as M.C.C. president when he turned 72. That wound up nearly 25 years' service for the club, and colleagues figured they wouldn't see him anymore. But before long Church was back in his red, white and blue M.C.C. blazer as a volunteer tour guide, showing customers around the stadium that he first visited as a five-year...
...Meet The New Jihad," on the Islamic insurgency in Iraq [July 5], provided another example of the folly of U.S. foreign policy regarding Islamic nations during the past 50 years. The U.S. helped arrange the overthrow of Iran's democratically elected President, Mossadegh, supported the autocratic Shah and wound up with a fundamentalist Islamic state. Our opposition to Soviet influence in Afghanistan led to the creation of the Taliban. In the process we aided and empowered Osama bin Laden. We have given uncritical support to Israel and as a result made a viable Palestinian state a virtual impossibility. We launched...
Performance of the Week FRANCE After five consecutive wins in the Tour de France, American LANCE ARMSTRONG faced daunting challenges this year, including the tenacity of Italy's Ivan Basso. But on the race's Alpine stretch, Armstrong claimed the lead; widened it as the race wound back toward Paris; and seemed headed for an unprecedented sixth straight victory in the Tour de France, leaving everyone to marvel at his latest tour de force...