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...Charles Hoge. Many experts believe that early identification of symptoms and early intervention could help prevent the kind of massive psychological devastation seen in veterans of the Vietnam War. Some 30% of Vietnam vets eventually suffered PTSD--a grab bag of psychological effects that can include flashbacks, sleep disorders, panic attacks, emotional numbness and violent outbursts. "Here we were trying to be proactive, to better support returning soldiers," says Castro...
...There were signs last week that some Republicans were getting nervous. Former Senator Alfonse D'Amato called for Bush to replace Cheney on the ticket. "K Street is in a panic," said a prominent Republican, referring to the Republican lawyers and lobbyists who have been quite lucky in recent years massaging their legislation through the system. There were all sorts of rumors, proposals and prayers-that Colin Powell or John McCain would replace Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon; that Powell, McCain, Rudolph Giuliani or Senate majority leader Bill Frist would replace Cheney. In the TIME poll, 44% of independents...
Nations sometimes lose their bearings when confronted by an enemy. In a state of crisis or even panic, they implement measures that are later viewed as regrettable. From 1798 to 1800, the French were considered terrorists, pirating ships and making things uncomfortable for the fledgling American republic. The Federalist Party led a backlash against the French, and Thomas Jefferson and his Republican Party were seen as Francophiles. The XYZ Affair--a scandal centering on the fact that some French officials demanded bribes from American diplomats--brought relations between France and the U.S. to the breaking point. The Federalist Administration...
After the caretaker saw Snyder walk across the Elmwood Avenue estate’s lawn and activate a motion detector, he pushed a panic button, notifying Harvard police at 3:42 p.m., McNamara said...
...Officers were dispatched to 33 Elmwood Ave. on a report that a panic alarm was going off. When the officers arrived, they saw an individual trying to gain access to the building. Officers arrested Daniel Snyder, 24, of Cambridge on charges of attempting to commit a crime and trespassing...