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Tuesday afternoon at a hotel in downtown Atlanta, NASCAR officials, stung by criticism of their handling of the investigation into driver Dale Earnhardt?s death six months ago, finally revealed the voluminous results of a $1 million probe into the fatal Daytona 500 crash...
Just as I was settling into a dark reverie with my padded earphones, I heard a voice directly behind me. I started, and the light stung my eyes as I turned my head to see the man from the counter behind me. He asked how I was doing, and like the woman, he prodded to find out why I was using this book...
...scatter across the potholed roads. When you reach the entrance to the mausoleum that Emperor Shah Jahan built for his second wife, Queen Mumtaz Mahal, hawkers touting miniature Taj Mahals, bottled water and postcards, add to the chaos. You may shake them off, but you won't escape being stung at the ticket counter. Foreigners are expected to pay $20 rather than the 40 fee for Indians. Slouching by the gates, bored-looking policemen and Archaeological Survey of India officials occasionally rouse themselves to fling boorish accusations at anyone looking like an out-of-towner. They harass and demand identification...
...Bush was stung last week when Senate majority leader Tom Daschle undercut his campaign by suggesting that the President's foreign policy imperatives are "isolating" and "minimizing" America. When Bush heard about the remarks, he snapped, "Check that. That can't be right." After a very "chilly" call from National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, Daschle apologized for his timing--but not for his point...
STINGRAYS A blue flag on Florida beaches indicates stingrays may be submerged in the sand. A recently stung woman reported the pain was akin to childbirth. To keep them away: shuffle your feet...