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...trouble is that in this week's test the interceptor won't rely solely on satellites and early-warning radars to trace its target. It will be looking for a target traveling a familiar path--the same California-to-Kwajalein arc used in the previous two tests. And this relatively short distance--as well as safety concerns--means the mock warhead won't be traveling as fast as a genuinely hostile one. This "single end-game geometry," said an independent review panel headed by retired General Larry Welch last fall, "raises questions about the ability of the flight-test program...
...those trying to shoot it down. That's because it will carry a global-positioning-system transmitter, the same satellite technology that keeps motorists from getting lost. Although Pentagon documents say GPS data will help guide the interceptor during test flights, program officials say the data will be used only if other methods fail. Any use of GPS data, says Coyle, "does not suitably stress the system in a realistic enough manner to support acquisition decisions...
...year, I believe that we both were optimistic that we could either change the other's mind or at least find a common ground about her opinions regarding homosexuality. We could not. By now I think most people reading this have had some exposure to the controversy over her use of such terms as "biological error," "dysfunction" and "disorder" to describe lesbians and gays. Here's why such descriptive words bother us so much...
...course, everyone assumes this would be as secretary of state for George W. Bush. But Powell's not really saying. In the manner that movie stars use when speaking of people with whom they are "just really good friends," he said he's had "lots of conversations," with Bush and that "those conversations are private." (After all, General Powell's deepest relationship was with George W.'s father.) And while the Bushies aren't telling either, they're floating the idea that W. will name at least some Cabinet members before November. Whether that will make friends and influence voters...
...Bush campaign's talk of glamorous Cabinet appointments has got to be a bit annoying for Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge, who's trying to use the governors' meeting, held in his home state, to press his case that he's the ideal Bush running mate - even though many Republicans don't think he's got his mind right on abortion. If only he had better Gulf War credentials...