To: Howlin; Jim Robinson; Angelwood; Molly Pitcher; kayak
But it's worth noting that the first word of trouble didn't come across the Associated Press wire until 9:16, the scheduled landing time. Free Republic scooped the AP by at least 11 minutes--which is an eternity in the competitive world of wire-service reporting.We scooped a wire service!!!
22 posted on
02/02/2003 11:15:11 AM PST by
Dog
( STS 107......They have slipped the surly bonds of earth..........to touch the face of God.)
To: Dog; Jim Robinson
I NEVER, NEVER want to be without this place, and without these people. You people. Shortly after 8 I heard they had lost communication with Columbia and hurried to post. By the time my post made it, it was 3rd or 4th, all of this occurring within moments.
28 posted on
02/02/2003 11:19:47 AM PST by
Bahbah
To: Dog
We scooped a wire service!!!
We ARE a wire service!
34 posted on
02/02/2003 11:22:42 AM PST by
July 4th
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