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...Secretary of Defense. The CIA administers only about 15% to 20% of the annual intelligence budget. The rest is in the hands of the Pentagon, which has long had the final say over where the satellites go to spy and where the eavesdropping ships drop anchor and listen. But just when it makes sense to give the CIA director more power to track the kind of enemy that conventional armies and navies are not trained to detect or fight, the agency often lacks the clout...
...church organist. I play for many church weddings a year. I listen time and time again to couples vowing to "love, honor, and cherish," knowing full well that at least 50% of them will break those vows. This isn't about sanctity of marriage. It's about the conservative vote. Perhaps the church should keep its nose out of legal contracts. And the government should stay out of religious rites. Jackson Hearn Houston, Texas...
STEVE WYNN AND THE MIRACLE 3. A first listen of pop music veteran Steve Wynn’s songs might hint at Bob Dylan or the raw energy of The Strokes, but his own rollicking riffs and deep, warm vocals rock through to establish Wynn’s distinct pop vehicle. Studio glitz takes a backseat to crafting layered pop—not an oxymoron with this band. His latest album, Static Transmission, which was released in the U.S. on July 1, has already been making a big splash in the States. Come see him and the Miracle...
Some dawdle in the Square, stopping to listen to the rhythmic clatter of the Funk and Junk players in the Pit. Others pause to chat with friends or to browse the Coop’s bookshelves. The influx of mob makers blends seemlessly with the traffic of tourists and eccentrics that fills the Square each...
...this may seem like a redundant task. The quintessential city girl—scared of wildlife and wary of white picket fences—I’ve lived most of my 21 years on this tiny island and profess my love of it to anyone who will listen. But after three years in Boston and a summer in Russia, it seemed that my city and I had grown apart...