American - Journalist | November 3, 1960 -
Ordinary Geiger counters, worn on belt clips and resembling pagers, have been in use by the U.S. Customs Service for years.
Barton Gellman
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Searches of al Qaeda sites in Afghanistan, undertaken since American-backed forces took control there, are not known to have turned up a significant cache of nuclear materials.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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Al Qaeda is closely aligned with the Chechens.
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White House officials acknowledge in broad terms that a president's time and public rhetoric are among his most valuable policy tools.
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The government of Sudan, employing a back channel direct from its president to the Central Intelligence Agency, offered in the early spring of 1996 to arrest Osama bin Laden and place him in Saudi custody, according to officials and former officials in all three countries.
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Sudan expelled bin Laden on May 18, 1996, to Afghanistan.
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