« Previous PostSotomayor’s Opening Statement Next Post »Playing Good Cop/Bad Cop with Sotomayor? The CIA: What Was It Up To? Posted by Karen TumultyMonday, July 13, 2009 at 3:13 pm 39 Comments • Trackback (1) It is the biggest mystery in Washington at the moment. Here’s what our colleague Bobby Ghosh says his sources are telling him:Speculation abounds about the nature of the secret program Dick Cheney asked the CIA to keep from the Congressional oversight committees. The most sensational
Environment 07-Jan-09 The mystery of Antarctica’s speeding glacier With the possible exception of the ice that covers Greenland, the West Antarctic ice shelf is the most important body of water in the world. If it thaws, the results will be disastrous for millions, raising sea levels and flooding coastal cities such as London, New York, Tokyo and Calcutta. So it is understandable that scientists are alarmed as to why one particular section of it – Pine Island Glacier – is melting so much fa
Q: I recently used a public restroom and noticed that the urinal had no flush valve. I quickly figured out that this must be a waterless urinal. How does it work, and how do you keep it from retaining odors? Also, can one be installed in a home? — Joe in Montana
