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...Latest reports suggest the Chechens have used the same strategy as in the last war," says TIME Moscow correspondent Andrew Meier. "They recognized the superior firepower of the federal forces and retreated all the way to Grozny. But some of their men simply went underground, waiting for the right moment, and that moment came last weekend when they struck in a coordinated attack that has embarrassed Russia." For weeks the Chechens had been harassing the Russians forces behind their own lines at night. Then, realizing the disarray at the top of the Russian chain of command signaled by last Friday...
...Domestic political support for the war effort is crucial to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's efforts to use Chechnya as a stepping-stone to the presidency in the March election. Right now, it's holding steady. "Polls reflect that Russians still strongly support the war despite rising concern over setbacks," says Meier...
...instance, Kansas' injunction against the mandatory teaching of evolution in its public schools is paving the way for pro-creationist instruction. It is just one example of the recent national progression toward a belief once held only by the religious right. This breach in secular ethics is also evident in recent judicial developments in the school vouchers issue...
...ever accused the U.S. Army of offering an utterly transparent view of their behind-the-scenes maneuvers - and no one in their right mind would ever want the military to share all its secrets. Sometimes, however, the public's right to know and the military's need for privacy meet at a fractious crossroads. Such is the case with Gary Harris, a civilian employee at Utah's Tooele chemical weapons plant, who appeared Tuesday at the National Press Club, claiming he was forced by Army officials to falsify environmental records during the course of his work in order to hide...
...Opponents of the law come from such normally at-odds factions as the Christian right and gay rights groups, both of whom have filed court briefs against the Washington law. The former claim the law interferes with the notion of family, while the latter fear it would take autonomy away from gay couples with children. The law's supporters include the AARP, which argues that older people should not be prevented from having a role in their grandchildren's lives. How the Justices will rule is anyone's guess, but the current Supreme Court generally champions states' rights - most recently...