By THOM SHANKER
WASHINGTON — The military will try to shoot down a crippled spy satellite in the next two weeks, senior officials said Thursday. The officials laid out a high-tech plan to intercept the satellite over the Pacific just before it tumbles uncontrollably to Earth carrying toxic fuel.
President Bush ordered the action to prevent […]
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By ROBERT F. WORTH and NADA BAKRI
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Accusing Israel of killing one of his top commanders, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, threatened Thursday to intensify his group’s conflict with Israel and to retaliate against Israeli targets anywhere in the world.
Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, World NewsHassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah, […]
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By SAUL HANSELL and JOHN MARKOFF
Microsoft announced a sweeping shake-up of its executive ranks Thursday, placing new executives over operations facing fierce new competition from Google, Apple and cellphone makers.
The announcements were part of a broad management reorganization involving seven new senior vice presidents and seven new corporate vice presidents.
Apple, cellphone makers, Google, Microsoft, […]
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By THOM SHANKER
WASHINGTON — The military will attempt to shoot down a crippled spy satellite some time in the next two weeks, senior officials said on Thursday, laying out a high-tech plan to intercept the large spacecraft over the Pacific Ocean just before it tumbles uncontrollably back to earth with toxic fuel aboard.
Broken Satellite, […]
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By DENNIS OVERBYE
Astronomers say they have found a miniature version of our own solar system 5,000 light years across the galaxy — the first planetary system that really looks like our own, with outer giant planets and room for smaller inner planets.
planetary systems, Science, Scientists, Solar System, Space & Cosmosplanetary systems, Science, Scientists, Solar […]
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Museum Review
By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
WASHINGTON — If you look out the windows of President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home — the idiosyncratic and intriguing museum that is opening to the public on Tuesday after a ceremonial event on Monday — you have to imagine what Abraham Lincoln might have seen during those summer […]
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