Word: drafted
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...when the little boy grows up (as the album title declares), we have to deal with new confidence. Grown-up Jeffreys mindlessly runs through R.O.C.K., his paean to his draft which sounded so heartfelt on last year's Escape Artist; the new version is like hearing 101 strings playing the Who's "My Generation." And "96 Tears" does not belong on another Garland Jeffreys album. He's been in the business for a decade, proclaims his allegiance to Frankie Lymon, so why doesn't he play something else to show...
...recently sent a first draft of the report to HRE president Sally Zeckhauser and tenants. Zeckhauser said yesterday that the report did not favor either position. "It seemed to lay out both sides fairly," she added...
...declined to comment yesterday on the draft or on when the final report will be released...
Linda Ramsey, president of the tenant association, also declined to comment on the draft, but said, "Cox has a good reputation for mediating disputes and being fair...
With their huge military wherewithal, the logistical advantage of a common 1,050-mile border, and few or no political repercussions to worry about on the home front (the Kremlin need not fear that Moscow State University undergraduates will start burning their draft cards), the Soviets can hunker down for a long time in Afghanistan, fortifying enclaves and forgetting about pacifying the countryside. As the Afghan army continues to hemorrhage, the Soviets may feel that they have no choice but to take over more and more of the burden of the fighting. Thus the day recedes when they can pull...