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...base of conservative supporters was already disillusioned because of the administration's record spending, and a hard-core pick might have rallied them ahead of next year's midterm elections. Instead, a conservative backlash built against Bush's choice all day, and Vice President Cheney phoned in to Rush Limbaugh's radio show to try to reassure the faithful. Limbaugh's first question pointed to "a lot of concern" among Bush supporters, and said there was "disappointment out there" and that some of his backers felt "depressed," "let down," and "a little worn out having to appease the left...
...launch window when you're trying to send a probe to Mars, and you will have to wait two years until the planets line up properly again. The danger is that this kind of pressure can cloud the judgment of even the best project managers, leading them to rush as time grows short. For that reason, before a single bit of metal is cut on any spacecraft, J.P.L. bosses draw up what they call an Incompressible Test List--milestones that must be achieved before the spacecraft is certified to fly. "We do that early in the game when things...
Garcetti's dramatic life change came unexpectedly. Driving near his old office in downtown L.A., he glimpsed a worker 110 ft. above the ground, doing construction on the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The sight inspired Garcetti--a longtime amateur photographer--to rush home and grab his cameras. "When I first saw that ironworker crawling up on that high arch beam, a rainbow shined down and showed me a use for my talents," he says, sounding more like a dreamy artist than a hardened attorney making opening arguments. "An opportunity fell from...
...engineered a 77-yard touchdown drive and picked apart the Crimson’s defensive backfield with a string of pass completions and screen plays to the sideline. A 34-yard pass to Kevin Zebluim put the Mountain Hawks on the Harvard one-yard line, and running back Eric Rush plowed in for a touchdown that gave Lehigh the lead for good. Borda finished 25-of-39 with 347 yards passing, two passing touchdowns and a pair of rushing touchdowns...
...board this magical mystery tour through the cornucopia of art on campus. And when your friends back home ask you what Harvard nerds actually do, you can explain that on any given weekend, pregaming can involve a Wynton Marsalis show, a British porn farce, or Al Franken yelling at Rush Limbaugh...