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...troops could be pondering questions like that for years. The Pentagon is planning to maintain in Iraq a force of the current size--138,000--for the next two years. And the top brass will probably boost the numbers to almost 160,000 for the next three months to bolster security for Iraq's elections. The Army's top officer conceded last week that the current 12-month tours in Iraq cannot be scaled back to six or nine months, as the White House wanted. The long deployments are pinching recruitment and retention, especially as veterans contemplate returning to Iraq...
...Boston's brass, which shelled out $130 million to bankroll this year's team (baseball's second-highest payroll total, after the Yankees' $190 million), pledges that it will continue to be aggressive. But general manager Theo Epstein prides himself on not overpaying for talent. Martinez, who made $17.5 million this year, is likely to seek at least a four-year contract worth some $15 million a year. But is an often injured 33-year-old who can rarely pitch beyond the sixth inning worth all that? "He's replaceable," says an American League general manager. "They...
...more understated but equally pleasurable alternative, try the Aljibe de San Miguel Ba?os ?rabes, tel: (34-958) 52 28 67. Beyond its brass-studded wooden doors are six pools heated to different temperatures and spiked with skin-softening sea salt. Sip the gratis mint tea while soaking, and afterward enjoy a soothing aromatherapy massage for a mere...
Ellen Degeners, who was voted “Funniest Person in America” back in 1982, confused top Harvard brass last week when she announced—and her publicist appeared to confirm—that she would be the University’s honored guest and speaker at Commencement exercises this June. Of course, like Anne Heche at the Emmys, it turns out Ellen won’t be getting anywhere near the stage, having instead been tapped for the slightly-less prestigious Class Day oration at the Law School. Gadfly thinks Harvard is making a terrible mistake...
...Water in the marble fountains trickles and flows from one steamy room to another; a traditional teahouse, complete with belly dancers, awaits upstairs. For a more understated but equally pleasurable alternative, try the Aljibe de San Miguel Baños Arabes, tel: (34-958) 52 28 67. Beyond its brass-studded wooden doors are six pools heated to different temperatures and spiked with skin-softening sea salt. Sip the gratis mint tea while soaking, and afterward enjoy a soothing aromatherapy massage for a mere...