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...Force before. Shortly after arriving at the Pentagon in late 2006, he pushed to boost production of unmanned aircraft for use in intelligence work, only to run into the Air Force's long-standing love of manned fighters. But Gates' hunch was vindicated in Afghanistan and Iraq, where cheaper, unmanned Predator and Reaper drones have been flying around the clock but expensive F-22s have yet to appear. Air Force Major General Charles Dunlap Jr. has written that drones are "game-changing" because of their unprecedented ability to loiter for hours, waiting for the enemy to reveal himself--and then...
While the American Society for Training & Development reports that spending on outsourced corporate education is on the decline, a session at PIU--at about $2,000 a pop--is cheaper than, say, a day of golfing. And, depending on your handicap, no more humiliating. Plus, it gives companies a rare opportunity: to guarantee their employees a soft landing...
Ideas are flying around Washington. They include tax credits and cheaper mortgages for home buyers as well as leaning on lenders to rewrite mortgage terms for struggling borrowers. But maybe we should ask what, exactly, fixing the housing market means--and prepare ourselves for the limits of what these policies can actually accomplish...
Designer Tea. Fashion Week begins Feb. 13 in New York City. If the designer confections on the runway make you drool, indulge yourself with decidedly cheaper and tastier versions of the togs at Bergdorf Goodman's "Prêt-A-Portea." Cakes and pastries designed to look like couture pieces from the Spring 2009 collections - there's a petit four resembling a Chanel purse, a mousse made to look like a Michael Kors dress and other treats inspired by Christian Louboutin, Oscar de la Renta and Thakoon - are served daily with tea from...
...United States will not follow suit. While it was in effect, the Mexico City Policy helped to shift the global family planning debate away from abortion and toward education and prevention. Various forms of prophylactic birth control—from the rhythm method to chemical contraceptives—are cheaper and safer, and they pose fewer ethical problems than abortion. Increased support for NGOs that use or advocate abortion as birth control will only lead to more abortions...