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Before the attacks, only three American newspapers were committed to worldwide reporting. These and a handful of wire reporters constituted the first and only line of defense for the public, he said...
Even if the feds step in, the only way tower builders are moving into cell-phone-rich, aesthetically guarded communities is through camouflage. Sprint PCS recently agreed to pay an estimated $150,000 to fix up--and wire up--a century-old windmill in a ritzy section of Fairfield, Conn. The mansions there have lousy cellular reception because well-heeled neighbors don't want a tower in their backyard. "We've got millionaires sitting in their driveways just so they can use their cell phones," says an exasperated resident...
...like most Americans, he couldn't do much about it until recently. Sure, he could change long-distance carriers and chase the lowest rates as often as he pleased, but he was still a virtual captive of SBC Ameritech, the sole owner of the prized last mile of copper wire into his home...
...Still, the opposition shouldn't underestimate the power of the incumbent. Moi steamrollered Kenyatta into position and has put Kenya's state machinery at the young man's disposal. Kenyans fear that Moi may not even stand down when the time comes. Workers are busy replacing the rusting wire fence around the presidential residence with a concrete wall. Perhaps the old man wants to watch over Kenyans for a while longer...
...mention of the Perm-36 workcamp sets off an involuntary shiver. The notorious Soviet gulag in the Urals housed political prisoners like Jewish dissident Nathan Sharansky. The camp has now reopened - as a museum of political repression. Adventurous (or masochistic) tourists can sleep in uncomfortable cells, walk behind barbed wire and eat disgusting prison food. Please pass the salt mines...