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...polls, none of this stuff would be given any currency," Clinton confided last Thursday. "The focus is always on the front runner." Clinton is right, of course. If Harkin were ahead of the field, his war record would be reviled. In the past, Harkin claimed he flew combat missions in Vietnam; in fact, he merely ferried fighters to the war zone. If Kerrey had the edge, the child-labor-law violations at the restaurant chain he founded would lead the campaign coverage. "This is the big leagues," says Paul Tsongas, whose own big-bucks lobbying for businesses is now getting...
Perez was able to return to his office a few hours later. Most of the armed forces had remained loyal, and air force F-16 jets strafed rebel positions, blocking their movements and disrupting their communications. The coup leader, Lieut. Colonel Hugo Chavez Frias, 37, dressed in combat gear and a red paratrooper's beret, turned himself in 12 hours after the shooting began, but warned that the military might find "another occasion." More than 1,200 rebel soldiers surrendered, including 136 officers. Officials said as many as 7,000 of the 73,000 troops in the armed forces...
Avoidance of military service is sometimes the most responsible way to respond to a war one believes to be unjust: remember, combat involves not only being brave enough to die for one's country but also being ruthless enough to kill...
Instead of working with the Harvard community to combat racism and bigotry on campus, BSA invites racists and bigots to speak. That ends our obligation to support their programs...
...told the White House that the only way to make sure of Saddam's defeat would be once more to commit American ground troops. British military sources estimate that as many as 100,000 to 200,000 would be required -- and that if they had to be sent into combat, they would take far heavier casualties than last year. Moreover, this time the casualties would be all American: London and such U.S. allies as France and Egypt want no part of the reported scheme. More flag-draped coffins are the last thing Bush needs when he is trying...