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nuclear weapons experts have quietly crisscrossed the globe, racing to secure bomb-grade uranium before terrorists can lay their hands on a single kilogram. Andrew Bieniawski, 40, a boyish-looking immigrant from South Africa, has led the effort by the National Nuclear Security Administration, slogging from reactor to reactor trying to persuade foreign scientists and government officials to give up their highly enriched uranium fuel. Igor Bolshinsky, 49, an affable Ukrainian immigrant who works for Idaho National Laboratory, is Bieniawski's right-hand man . Although 200 conservative bishops boycotted the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England, other conservatives showed up and joined their liberal counterparts in soul-searching sessions inspired by the Zulu indaba, or tribal conference. Still, tensions were evident between liberal bishops from North America and conservative ones from the "Global South. " The archbishop of Sudan demanded the resignation of Gene Robinson, the openly gay New Hampshire bishop whose ordination in 2003 was the casus belli of the crisis . "We're not actively planning an attack, as far as I know, but we're not going to let the Iranians sleep well knowing there's no possibility of an attack. "Fears of an Israeli attack have been fueled in recent weeks by large-scale war games by Israel's air force over the Mediterranean and a warning by a senior official of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government that an attack could become unavoidable. Although Bush did not directly answer the question about possible Israeli action, Mullen was more direct. "Opening up a third front right now would be extremely stressful for us," he said, referring to the prospect of a direct clash with Iran while fighting continues in Iraq and Afghanistan . They face a maximum of 15 years in prison and as much as $750,000 in fines. Boultbee and Atkinson left the courthouse with their attorneys without talking to reporters . A president willing to ignite such a firestorm over Libby is surely willing to endure even more heat over Iraq. The lesson of Libby is that consensus matters no more to Bush today than when he was at his apex He still responds to power, not argument. Finishing seventh that first year was a bitter pill. "Still, said Scully, coming to Los Angeles with all those familiar names rather than bringing a bunch of minor leaguers in and trying to rebuild on the fly was the way to go because it brought a feel for the team's continuity and tradition to the new city and fan base. And Scully, of course, contributed to the familiarization process by "talking directly" to the fan in the stands via the transistor radio phenomenon that swept through Coliseum crowds. "The timing for us was terrific," Scully said of the transistor buzz "Fans in L. A.