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...being alleged here is either desertion or AWOL," says Eugene Fidell, president of the National Institute of Military Justice. But Bush's Guard record is nevertheless emerging as a Rorschach test in the 2004 campaign. Supporters cite the record as evidence of the Commander in Chief's military background and skill: he did well on an officer-qualification test, won praise from fellow pilots for his flying prowess and received an honorable discharge. Opponents see it as a laundry list of how a well-connected Texas scion pulled strings to avoid going to Vietnam, then failed to complete the scant...
...HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR KOBE BRYANT? It's going to be a big battle, and it's a tough area up there where he's trying the case. He's got to get the background of his accuser before the jury, and if he can do that, he's going to prevail. He's got great lawyers, and I think he'll be ultimately acquitted...
...Bill at Mills College in Oakland, Calif. He knew I wanted to write oratorios and cantatas, but he also said I should not give up jazz. He said, "Jazz is the most American art form. It's too late for you to have a European classical background. But you'll do it on your...
...course, the current doubts about Bush’s military background are nothing new. His attendance record has been the topic of much musing each time he’s been up for election—either while campaigning for governor in Dartboard’s home state or during the pilfered presidential race of 2000—yet each time he’s walked away virtually unscathed by attempts to defile his résumé. However, increasingly intense pressure from Democrats still in the running (read: Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., the war hero) has brought...
...campus saturated with diversity, Hamm initially tried to downplay his unique background. But 12 siblings proved impossible to hide. “After a month of telling so many stories about this brother and that sister, my roommates finally were like ‘How many siblings do you have?’” Though 12 kids may be, as the movie says, an “insane” number, in the end it proves to be 12 times...