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...Diane DeGette (D-Col.) also said she wondered how Enron’s board of director’s could have failed to oversee Enron’s financial deals...
...Col. David Fridovich calls himself a "quiet professional." But after 26 of years military, he's finding himself in the spotlight as the Army Special Operations Commander for Joint Task Force 510. That translates as the officer in charge of U.S. forces in the Philippines, deployed to help that country's army fight terrorism. The immediate enemy is Abu Sayyaf, a splinter faction of the wider Muslim secessionist movement in the southern Philippines. Years of fighting the Philippine military has reduced it to a group of around 80 fighters, mostly engaged in kidnapping and other forms of banditry. They currently...
...Americans have arrived to help. Special Forces personnel will soon begin patrolling Basilan island along with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Carrying only side arms, they're there as observers to guide the AFP to victory. Col. Fridovich spoke with TIME last week at AFP Southern Command headquarters...
...spring of 1952, Tenzing Norgay joined a Swiss climbing team. From the start he demonstrated extraordinary leadership. As he led the three Sherpas and seven Swiss climbers toward the South Col at 7,925 m, they were stopped by savage winds and forced to bivouac 153 m below the day's goal. Tashi Tenzing writes, "My grandfather stayed in the Sherpa tent to keep them company. He managed to cook some soup and the Swiss were incredulous when, roped to keep himself from being blown off the face, he appeared at their tent with hot food and drink." The next...
Some on the right, such as Rep. Tom G. Tancredo (R-Col.), oppose the president’s plan because it might “entice people to come to the United States to be on welfare.” However, the legal immigrants the food stamp program would assist have all gone through the process of obtaining a valid U.S. visa and have demonstrated a willingness to work. It is wrong for the federal government to deny this helping hand to those desperately in need. American citizens or not, those living and working legally in the United States should...