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Military officers say that the performance of female soldiers in Iraq offers little evidence to back a common argument against the use of women in combat: that they are more likely than men to panic under fire. Marine Colonel Bob Chase, who oversees the training of new Marine officers in Quantico, Va., says that last June, hours after a roadside bomb near Fallujah killed four Marines, including three women, and injured 11 other women, a female Marine officer pulled him aside. Standing with her were more than a dozen other female Marines. "We want to take their place," the officer...
...excesses of the Jack Abramoff scandal have prodded Congress to at least go through the motions on lobbying reform, the dizzying merry-go-round of staffers like Shockey show just how hard it is to really change the way things are done on Capitol Hill. Granted, many lobbyists chase pork and members of Congress regularly exchange favors with webs of family and ex-aides. But Shockey's straddling of K Street and Capitol Hill is particuarly poignant and visible-even if, as in most cases, his lawyer and spokesman say it is all perfectly legal...
Over a period of only five days (a sequence culminating on July 12, Ireland’s Battle of the Boyne Day), Danny is lured from his briefs, memos, and case law into a chase to find a terrorist bomber. In the end, he manages to salvage his friend’s life, save the Bank of England, and secure the affections of a beautiful trainee...
...Michigan and coached at Yale. Still, he was lampooned as a clod because he tripped down a flight of airline stairs in Austria and was filmed falling while skiing in Vail, Colorado. Those images of Ford were the material for send-ups by a rising young comic named Chevy Chase, who was one of Saturday Night Live?s stars. SNL went after Ford so many times that he finally went on the show and kept up the gag by telling Chase he was a "a very funny... suburb." Jimmy Carter was stalked by the "killer rabbit." In 1979, out fishing...
...play and pulled goaltender John Daigneau shortly after that, but it was all for naught, as Dutchmen defensemen blocked two shots in the final half-minute.“We played a very strong third period,” Donato said. “But when you chase from behind, it’s like playing with fire; you are not going to always be able to put it out.”Down 2-0 in the second period, the Crimson got on the board when Mandes took a pass from freshman Nick Coskren in front of the Union...