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...quite a sight. There was the oldest man in the D-day invasion, 56year-old Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (son of the former President) barking orders at Utah Beach. Although he had a heart condition, Roosevelt insisted that his presence and leadership would help boost troop morale. With German artillery exploding all around him, he paraded up and down Utah Beach, ordering U.S. tanks to secure the flanks and U.S. engineers to breach eight 50-yd. lanes through beach obstacles. He refused to wear a helmet, preferring to don a knit wool hat. "We have landed in the wrong...
...Best boost to young male turnout: The twins' attempts to score booze while under age conjure up the reckless fun of Dubya in his frat-house days...
...IISS reported that al-Qaeda's recruitment and fundraising efforts had been given a major boost by the U.S. invasion of Iraq. It estimated that bin Laden's network today commands some 18,000 men, of which about 1,000 are currently inside Iraq. After almost three years of President Bush's war on terror, the IISS offered the following assessment of the movement's prospects: "Although half of al-Qaeda's 30 senior leaders and perhaps 2,000 rank-and-file members have been killed or captured, a rump leadership is still intact and more than 18,000 potential...
...allowing all students to have their photos in the yearbook, HYP would give up $14,000 in revenue but surely increase its sales from the current level of 1600 copies. Assuming that 100 more yearbooks were sold (some parents buy two or three copies), this would boost sales by $8,000. The other $6,000 can easily be made up through other avenues such as advertising and more lucrative contracts with McGrath or other studios...
...thought to be gathering strength and after Bush bought more than $60 million worth of ads that make the most of his accomplishments and make hamburger out of Kerry's record. Earlier this month a top Bush official told TIME those spots gave Bush a 10-to 12-point boost in the race. They might now be given credit for just keeping Bush in the hunt...