Senior Pentagon official critiques timing of Iraq strike remarks
A senior Pentagon official says Waller went beyond Cheney and other leaders in discussing U S deployment while stressing Saddam should not view his comments as an extension of the January 15 deadline. The official notes the remarks could undermine diplomatic efforts and the deadline.
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Administration Defends Gulf Role Amid Criticism
The Bush administration says U S allies have spent more than 9 billion dollars on the Gulf war effort and that support remains strong. Lawmakers question Saudi Arabia Germany and Japan contributions while White House officials caution against predicting a quick war outcome.
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Space Travel Services faces Texas legal review over space ride sweepstakes
The district attorney's office is studying if a Houston based sweepstakes offering a ride aboard the Mir violates Texas law charging for a chance to win. Space Travel Services executives testified to a grand jury as the company said a free entry by mail keeps it legal. a December drawing would award a space trip and $500,000 with a 1992 or 1993 flight.
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NASA Faces Recruitment Challenge as Space Program Presses Ahead
A federal advisory panel says NASA must relax civil service pay rules to attract science and engineering talent in the 1990s. It urges reduced reliance on the shuttle, development of new cargo rockets, and a simpler space station, plus a pathfinding personnel system with performance pay and easier hiring and removal. The report notes private industry pays significantly more and criticizes shuttle costs and complexity.
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