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...outraged Republicans and a defensive scanner community quickly pointed out, the Martins' story--now the subject of an FBI probe--has a few problems. Only a deliberately modified scanner is likely to have picked up the Gingrich call and held it long enough to produce such a lengthy recording. And only a couple painfully aware of their action's consequences would have passed the tape on to House ethics committee member Jim McDermott accompanied by a letter asking for immunity from prosecution...
According to Bok, this attempt at a "fair and balanced account of the strengths of our government" will be followed by a second book which will "probe more deeply the question of why our policies and programs so often fail to meet our expectations...
...Johnson-Williams says the Federal agents looking for the Unabomber investigated him for six months. "I was always sending batteries and headless dolls in the mail. I think that's what caught their attention." No word on whether agents confiscated any of the popular Sesame Street dolls during their probe...
...wasn't the first time that Ho had overturned conventional wisdom. During the past 15 years, he has demonstrated an uncanny ability to ask questions that seem obvious only in retrospect and to probe key issues others have overlooked. It's a trait that does not endear him to some of his rivals. A few have accused Ho of being a publicity seeker who is giving AIDS patients false hope. Upon examination, however, most of the accusations appear to spring from professional jealousy. "David is the type of individual whom I feel particularly good about when he achieves success," says...
Manning, who is directing the Shakur murder probe, reacted with disgust. "That, to me, tells the whole story," he says. "Essentially, it's a suspended investigation. We have some suspects, but without a witness saying they were there, we can't do anything." Though Shakur was shot in front of Knight and a carful of retainers, only one, backup musician Yafeu Fula, indicated to police that he saw anything. Unfortunately, Fula was shot and killed in an apparently unrelated drug altercation before he could be interviewed...