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...guarantee of mutual destruction after any first strike—to keep the peace between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. But in an age when dictators like Saddam Hussein could obtain nuclear weapons, a rogue state could launch an attack and might just be crazy enough to accept the horrible consequences. Bush’s arguments on those grounds, however, fall flat. Most terrorists or rogue states lack the missile capacity to attack the United States and would most likely sneak nuclear, chemical or biological weapons into the U.S. through other means—say, a suitcase...
...members of the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) currently occupying the building said they are discussing the proposal and have not decided whether or not to accept...
...Angeles Times, in 1992. "Bob wanted to turn the medal down ... It was just another night out," he said. "We just got hit." Kerrey and the others believed the "honor" was politically motivated: Nixon's unpopular war needed a few more heroes. Kerrey's buddies told him to accept the medal for the sake of all those who had fought and lost more than he had. Kerrey's sister Jessie Rasmussen says he was still struggling with a decision as the family gathered in Washington for the ceremony. But on May 14, 1970, just 10 days after National Guardsmen shot...
...owns CNN rival Fox News) delicately blared HEADLINE NUDES from its front page, while Thompson explained, "I did this as a piece of art, and I make no apologies for the creative decisions I've made as an artist in my 20-year career." A CNN statement said, "We accept Andrea Thompson's explanation regarding the photos in question." Now about those Lou Dobbs nudes...
Which makes it all the more difficult for scientists to accept the loss of the CRC. The center's budget this year was $5.2 million--about the price of a single panda. "Scientists are wondering what the hell is going on," says the CRC's Chris Wemmer. At a rancorous meeting at the National Museum of Natural History last month, somebody shouted at Small, "What do you know about science? You're a banker...