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...Texas, Korea, Germany and the Pentagon, and eventually earning two degrees. He won a reputation early on as an innovator in combat arms, serving in the few Army units that in those days encouraged experimentation. Retired General Crosbie Saint, who served with Franks in one of those outfits, the 1st Armored Cavalry Division, told TIME that Franks practically invented the idea of using long-range artillery against moving tanks, a tactic that is sure to come into play in the coming days...
...trade in pastel, a blue dye made from the locally grown woad plant, and the newly wealthy began to build the brick mansions that still line almost every central city street. The city's hallmarks are gaiety and gastronomy. At the Place du Salin, remnants of the city's 1st century Roman walls support the small, age-darkened medieval house in which St. Dominic first established his order of preaching friars, in 1215. The Wednesday and Friday (winter only) foie gras and poultry market here has dwindled over recent years to just a handful of farmers. Madame Gazel, seated...
...Mitch McConnell The four-term Senator from Kentucky is one of the GOP's most outspoken fiscal conservatives, and has fought tooth and nail against campaign finance reform, citing possible infringements on 1st Amendment rights. Although he is a member of the powerful and often contentious Judiciary committee, McConnell is not especially adept at handling controversy, and has generally shied away from social issues. Of course, given Lott's recent foray into social commentary, McConnell's relative reticence could suddenly seem quite attractive...
...Then there's the departmental budget to consider: Because Congress failed to approve spending bills before the start of the fiscal year (on October 1st), the HSD, along with virtually every other federal endeavor, is operating under an assumed budgetary outline. There are sure to be battles - perhaps largely symbolic, given that come January, the GOP will have control over both houses of Congress - over exactly how much money is appropriated to which security measure. There are also concerns among Democrats and Republicans over several last-minute provisions tacked onto the HSD bill, including one (which raised particular hackles) that...
Last SEASON 16-12 (11-3, tied-1st, lost playoff...