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...militarily to noncompliance. Day by day, Washington disparaged the process. After Iraq declares its arsenal, the White House and the Pentagon said, the regime must lead inspectors to the possible weapons sites and let them question everyone working there. Bush said disarmament, not inspections, was the goal and the burden was on Saddam to prove Iraq was defanged...
...They have the burden to be tough,” Pipes said. “If they aren’t going to accept that burden, they may as well give...
...camaraderie between soldiers alleviates the emotional burden of serving. “People will do anything for you. They’ll be killed for you,” Heilman asserts. “If you’re dying in a march, they’ll literally pull you. They’ll grab your collar and pull you for 15 miles...
...Graduate Student Aid will now count towards class totals. Increased funding, both to the public service-oriented schools directly and to graduate financial aid, will support those students who plan to go into lower-paying, yet beneficial, public service jobs. This boost in financial aid will reduce the debt burden of graduates and help attract the best students to Harvard, regardless of need...
...there a message there for contemporary America? As the world's only superpower, we're carrying the Ring on behalf of an entire planet, and our burden is every bit as heavy as Frodo's. Seen in that light, The Lord of the Rings looks like a very grownup story indeed, one that can't be told often enough. FRODO LIVES. --Reported by Mike Billips and Marc Schultz/Atlanta, Sarah Sturmon Dale/Minneapolis, Sonja Steptoe/Los Angeles and Andrea Sachs and Heather Won Tesoriero/New York