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...Give It Time," Peter Bergen downplays a main requirement for nation-building: significant support from the population [Oct. 12]. He also admits that the Afghan army is still weak. After eight years, when does he expect that it will have the strength and willingness to combat the insurgents--in 10 years, or 20 years? Those of us who served in Vietnam could readily see the same lack of willingness in the South Vietnamese as they mostly refused to put their lives on the line in their war against the North. If the government of a country of 28 million people...
...were alarmed about a drop in their firms' stock prices since mid-September, in part resulting from grim forecasts by Wall Street analysts. "She said her CEOs were really up in arms," DeParle said. For her part, Ignagni denies that she ever told the White House not to expect a report, and says she never discussed taxes on CEO pay with any officials. She said DeParle raised the issue of Wall Street analysts. "I had two people that were with me," Ignagni added as corroboration. "They...
...Brown is kind of a tough opponent—you never really know what to expect from them,” Durwood said. “They play really scrappy defense, and they can really come back at you. This hasn’t been a great year for them, but they are still a really tricky team to play, and it was good that...
...Senate seat - Blagojevich is passing a crystalline afternoon pressing the flesh at a café near his home on Chicago's northwest side, eager to dispel the notion that he's a pariah. In part because Blagojevich is a very good politician, the reception is warmer than you might expect. He embraces an elderly supporter, quizzes a high school track team about its choice of running shoes (these days he clocks seven miles in under an hour) and assures tourists from Detroit that he's "innocent of all charges...
...family coverage in 2013. (The average total cost of individual and family policies in 2009 was $5,791 and $14,375, respectively.) Policy experts say these expensive plans lead workers to overuse the medical system, driving up costs for everyone else, and all observers would expect such a tax to be passed on directly to policyholders in the form of higher premiums - or less generous benefits...