Word: draft
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Meanwhile, Iraq kept deteriorating, and there was a risk that the panel's proposals would be obsolete before consensus was reached. "It overshadowed everything," says an aide to one member. "They were constantly dealing with new developments over there." Baker turned up last Monday with a draft report he wanted panel members to consider or amend and then get into the President's hands. Democrats led by Hamilton, Perry and Leon Panetta, Clinton's ex--chief of staff, were adamant that the report recommend a firm starting point for troop withdrawals. When the Republicans again refused, members agreed on language...
...York Congressman Charles Rangel is set to become chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee when Democrats take control of the House in January. A co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, Rangel, 76, spoke to TIME's Perry Bacon Jr. about his ongoing push for a military draft, whether he would back Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama for President and the controversy over the N word...
...most Harvard students, a House Democrat’s proposal to replace the U.S. volunteer army in Iraq with a drafted force seems unappealing—and unlikely. But for some undergraduates on campus, the prospect of being conscripted to fight in the Middle East has always been a fact of life.Military service is compulsory for Israeli Jews—three years for men and two years for women—barring medical and religious exemptions. The handful of current students at the College who served in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) before coming to Harvard say the interlude forced...
...crisis, the tribunal will most likely produce the exact opposite effect. A couple of weeks ago, the Hezbollah and Amal members of the Lebanese cabinet quit their posts in an act—many suspect—of protest against the government’s approval of a UN draft setting up the aforementioned international tribunal...
...draft of his admission essay, Zambrano connects the struggles of his grandfather with his own life: “This strong-willed Zambrano gene was instilled in me as well.” The essay describes living in the “myopic, conservative town” of Stockton, Calif., where Zambrano attends the only public school in the district. The school boasts diversity and a growing Latino population, but Zambrano voices a different opinion. “I was a smart kid, I had good grades, but the attention was on the white kids in my class...