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...long ago, and more than 1.3 million pages have already been shown to members and staff of the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs without any convincing results. Key sections of some internal Pentagon memorandums have already been leaked, and although they reflect "sloppy" and "unprofessional" running of the mia office, according to individuals charged with studying them, they add nothing substantive to the search for surviving Americans...
Judging solely from the bottom line, Perot's record probably would not qualify him for a performance bonus. General Motors -- bloodied, but unbowed -- only now is facing up to the need for far-reaching internal reform. No living MIA has ever been found in Vietnam. Texas enacted some of Perot's educational reforms (no pass, no play; reducing class size), but on Friday night far more students are still cheering touchdowns than prepping for calculus exams. But embedded in these crusades are important -- and not always reassuring -- clues as to how Perot might behave if handed the toughest challenge...
...SPECIAL SENATE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE FATE OF American mias has made little progress in its inquiry into those who prey on families of missing service personnel. Chairman John Kerry promised that the committee would probe possible fraud and corruption by entrepreneurs who collect huge sums from families but have yet to find a live MIA. One reason for the stalemate: ex- Congressman BILL HENDON, who collected tens of thousands of dollars as an MIA activist. Hendon, who should be a subject of the investigation, has been put on the committee staff by Senator Bob Smith of New Hampshire, the vice...
Allen compensates for the grim premise by offering an array of characters as a source of comedy. For example, a sword swallower (Mia Farrow) leaves her clown-lover (John Malkovich) after catching him with the fortune-teller (Madonna). She finds shelter with a bunch of prostitutes (Jodie Foster, Kathy Bates, Lily Tomlin) and winds up getting paid for sex by John Cusack...
...photo was sent to the Carr family by retired Air Force pilot Jack Bailey, whose Operation Rescue group has raised more than $3 million from MIA families over the past decade. Bailey claims he was duped by an unidentified hoaxer and did not knowingly mislead anyone. Nevertheless, the Justice Department is investigating Bailey's enterprise to determine whether he is responsible for other fake MIA documents and photos...