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...Taiwan the only potential trouble spot? Perhaps not. The Pentagon argues that China is developing military capabilities that extend farther. It says the estimated 650 to 730 Chinese short-range ballistic missiles placed along the Taiwan Strait could be deployed to other positions. And improvements in the Chinese air force's ability to refuel airborne fighters and its navy's acquisition of destroyers and submarines could help make China a threat farther afield. Still, says Bonnie Glaser, a China expert at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies: "The threat to the region is [currently a matter...
This may be a good time to do away with lifetime appointments for judges, including those at the federal level. Judges should be required to retire after they turn 70. We could extend that rule to all those employed by the Federal Government--including Congress and the President. We have too many old folks sending young folks...
...PHONE FOR HELP If you have an ADT security system, the Panasonic KX-TG2970B SecurityLink cordless phone panasonic.com and adt.com $200) can extend your home-security capabilities. The phone acts as a mobile control unit to arm or disarm your system from anywhere in the house, and it emits audible warnings if a sensor is triggered on your grounds. The phone features panic-button options that put you in immediate touch with the security company and a 24-hour emergency-power backup, so that it can keep protecting you even during a blackout...
...keeping the issue off the ballot until 2008, the VoteOnMarriage.org petition would extend the window for gay marriage in the state...
...take out a new bank mortgage of $75,000. The no-money-down buyer then assumes that mortgage and gives the seller an installment IOU for the remaining $25,000. Persuading sellers to accept this kind of deal is not easy, since many of them would be hesitant to extend so much credit...