Andrew Leyden

paranoia contest, uk vs. the world, uk winning - Gregory Lent

Here's a random tip for you in the next crisis. While your phone might not be able to get through, if you call 1-800-CALL-ATT (the collect / 3rd party calling number) you can get through to that and from there to wherever. I used that number extensively while running around DC on 9-11. - Andrew Leyden

The questionnaire, "NASA Presidential Transition Team Requests for Information," asks agency officials to provide the latest information on Ares 1, Orion and the planned Ares 5 heavy-lift cargo launcher, and to calculate the near-term close-out costs and longer-term savings associated with canceling those programs. - Andrew Leyden

From her vantage point, the rise of the blogging culture has damaged journalism. With mainstream reporters posting blog items throughout the day, "it's snappy, sarcastic. It doesn't necessarily engender trust between the reporter and the press people." And she sees the growth in "analysis" pieces as an excuse for some reporters to vent "what their feelings are about an issue." - Andrew Leyden

Panda in China zoo bites student who wanted a hug - Andrew Leyden

"Nice, clean, and far better than the days you would have rats scurrying at your feet in some of the 'art houses' that existed around here (before CVS took over all the theater buildings in DC).…" - Andrew Leyden

"Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country and hijacking its ship is a bigger crime than other ships," Sheikh Abdirahim Isse Adow, an Islamist spokesman, told Reuters. "Haradheere is under our control and we shall do something about that ship." - Andrew Leyden