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...Although the Pentagon's formal statement said Harvey had submitted his resignation, Pentagon officials made it clear he had been asked to do so by Gates. The Defense Secretary strongly implied in his statement that he wasn't pleased by Harvey's decision on Thursday to cashier the two-star general in charge of Walter Reed and replace him, temporarily, with a three-star general who had run the hospital before him. Harvey, who had served as Army secretary since late 2004, was succeeded in an acting capacity by Pete Geren, currently the under secretary of the Army...
...newer media, partially because it adapts to what readers want. In our fame-obsessed society, that often means books about celebrities. Though a tabloid can be leafed through inconspicuously at CVS while your boyfriend’s back is turned, a book requires the courage to face the cashier and acknowledge, “Yes, I care enough about Paris Hilton’s life to pay $22.00 for her ghost-written autobiography.” It’s difficult to take a celebrity’s life seriously when it’s printed in the National Enquirer...
...can’t remember the last time I had a Snickers Bar, but on Wednesday, I cleaned out the stock of the Whole Foods in Manhattan’s Union Square. Despite the dubious glances from the cashier, whose excessively painted eyes seemed to anticipate the impending stomach cramps and the ogling from assorted overweight New Yorkers who licked their lips in jealousy, I proudly did my part to invest in Snickers’ future success. Still, it might surprise you to know that I am patronizing Snickers despite being...
...People with every imaginable skill are needed - bookkeepers and lawyers and park rangers and meat inspectors. Many of these are better jobs than the private sector offers. A "service worker" for the feds isn't a fast food cashier. She's a police officer protecting public safety. A "maintenance worker" isn't a janitor - he's repairing airplanes. The government especially needs scientists. The feds employ so many scientists of every variety that it's their No. 1 job category. (Yes, there are even more scientists than paper pushers...
RHYMEFEST BLUE COLLAR This Chicago M.C. was a janitor, florist and McDonald's cashier before scoring as Kanye West's Jesus Walks co-writer, and his debut brings a touch of working-class humility to a genre desperate for it. On Brand New, Rhymefest and West trade verses, with West rapping about his consumer lust while 'fest advises, "Skip the brand name/ I won't brand you," and he admits that West, who produced, "hook[s] me up as long as I don't ask him for too much." These Days interrupts two verses about the monotony of everyday life...