A letter in the journal Nature asserts that in the post-Sputnik malaise of 1958, the Air Force put physicist Leonard Reiffel in charge of a team of 10 people, including Carl Sagan, with this mission: Bolster national confidence and "impress the world with the prowess of the United States." How? 

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Friday's Question (No. 430)—"A & Q Tips":

The answer from New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani at a recent news conference in Bryant Park: "Nobody, nobody, nobody is, nobody is moving anywhere. Everybody is secure and safe." What was the question?

"What does the future hold for you, Bobby Knight, and the cast of Friends?"—Matt Sullivan

"Mayor, my name is Jamal Jackson. I'm a reporter with the Final Call. Inside my pocket … here, I want to show you a photograph of …"—Kevin Gregg (Mark Wade had a similar answer.)

"What are your two biggest criticisms of rent control?"—Greg Diamond (similarly, Charles Star)

"Mayor Giuliani, could you review with us the pep talk you give your comb-over before you leave Gracie Mansion each morning?"—Mark Wade

"And this follow-up: If you have surgery to remove your prostate, is there any chance that the infected gland will serve a tumultuous term as interim schools' chancellor?"—Larry Amoros

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