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Why is Earth pulsating every 26 seconds, and why canÂ’t scientists explain it after 60 years? This is an enigma wrapped in a periodically predictable mystery motion. It could be a harmonic phenomenon, a regular seismic chirp caused by the sunÂ’s energy, or a beacon drawing scientists to its source to begin a treasure hunt. âž¡ The world is weird. We'll show you how it works. In the early 1960s, a geologist named Jack Oliver first documented the pulse, also known as a "microseism," according to Discover. Oliver, who worked at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory at the time, heard...

     Black conservative leaders said they were surprised by the frankness on both sides in a meeting yesterday with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Republican National Committee Chairman Mark Racicot and Deputy National Chairman Jack Oliver.      "It was extraordinary," said Bob Brown, chairman and chief executive officer of a North Carolina public relations firm and a former domestic policy adviser in the Nixon White House. "The candor between black leaders and top Republicans was like something I haven't seen before — and I've been to a lot of meetings."      Mr. Brown added, "We got past the niceties real quickly." Each side...

BusinessWeekMAY 6, 2002 GOVERNMENT George, Why Don't You Sit This One Out?Bush's political machine is ruffling local GOP feathers   With few exceptions, conservatives are wild about President Bush, who sports a 97% approval rating among the rank and file. But his political team's heavy-handed tactics in the 2002 elections are beginning to raise hackles in the hinterland. In particular, activists on the Right are upset the White House is pushing conservatives aside and anointing moderates to headline the GOP ticket this fall, flouting the Republican principle of local control in the process. In an attempt to recapture the Senate...