Word: draft
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...noisiest Vietnam poltergeists, of course, is the draft. Since the Iraqi invasion in August, Army recruiting has fallen off considerably. Many of those opposed to American military action fear that a gulf war would revive conscription. "If they come after my son," an Orlando mother vows, using language from another era, "I am going to send him to Canada...
...page of the New York Times last week, an independent television producer named Adam Wolman published an ambivalent soliloquy about himself and the draft: "I know none of us has the luxury of clinging to pacifism in this world; I know it's not right to reap the joys of living here (or anywhere) without earning my keep . . . But I just can't see myself over there with a gun. I can't see myself running away either. But believe me, I'm thinking about...
...draft resolution has already been approvedin principle by the permanent five SecurityCouncil members--the United States, Soviet Union,Britain, France and China...
...Secretary of State James Baker, and even so, is carefully worded to reduce its severity as much as possible. The six weeks period of grace inserted into the resolution came at the request of the Soviet Union, and a direct reference to "use of force" was removed from a draft version by the United States to prevent a Chinese veto...
...than 50 years to have 10-0 records in the same season, the last pair having been the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears in 1934. The long spell between those streaks is a measure of how evenly matched the N.F.L. has become in the modern era of complex draft picks, free agentry and expansion. But this year the Giants under coach Bill Parcells and the 49ers under George Seifert sprinted away early from their closest pursuers. By early November both had virtually clinched their divisional championships. New York led the National Football Conference East Division by three games, while...