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...were crushed. But U.S. officials now believe that every province does not need to be completely pacified before U.S. troops pull out. In the past three months, the Pentagon has concluded that the war against the insurgents "is not winnable in the near term," says Seth Jones, an Iraq expert at the Rand Corp. Pentagon officers have been reviewing other insurgencies' histories, which indicate that the rebels take, on average, nine years to defeat...
Religious hard sells like Trammell's can "absolutely risk alienating" non-Christians, says Irene Dickey, a Christian branding expert. When Mark Gadow of Preston, Md., registered his Christian Faith Driving School at the Department of Motor Vehicles, a worker there urged him to change the name. Gadow, a burly former policeman, persisted, painting giant fish on the sides of his Hyundai Tiburons. But when he dropped off applications at a public school, he later found them tossed in the trash. And one student angrily denounced God in class...
...George W. Bush has tried in vain to get through Congress, are increasingly seen as little more than a Band-Aid: recent studies cast serious doubt that such caps would make malpractice-insurance premiums cheaper. Meanwhile, long-term options, like a no-fault system with specialized medical courts and expert judges, are still largely in the theoretical stage...
...heavy documents from the Discovery Institute into the debate about teaching evolution, making the discussion tough for the average citizen to follow. "Personally, I believe in the Genesis account of God's creation," says Morris. "But as a policymaker looking at science standards, I rely mostly on research and expert documentation...
...expert on aging, Bratter had given no thought to her life after directing a nationally known counseling center. "You'd think that because I'd written and lectured on retirement, it would be a breeze for me," she says. "Well, it was a disaster." Losing her sense of identity as well as the stimulation, daily responsibilities and social interactions of her job left her listless and depressed. Eventually, she returned to work, but this time she planned ahead for her re-retirement...