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Besides emotional prep and character study, the men underwent firemen’s training in order to sustain the physical demands of the role. Chapman spent his days in the academy and his nights running with the firefighters, which culminated in experiencing firsthand the horrors...
...concentrator in Dudley House. She makes yogurt for her roommates, rides a red bicycle and digs her community’s garden. She’ll be writing about cultural phenomena, including—but not limited to—the perks of marrying young. Not that she knows firsthand. Be sure to tune in to “The Rough Cut” on alternate Fridays...
...military has been here before: caught in a conflict where the thing it does best--fighting--can't win the war. In Iraq today, brute force is a wasting asset, as Major General Peter Chiarelli, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, knows firsthand. On a hot late-summer day, his soldiers entered Baghdad's Sadr City slum to quell attacks from militiamen loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Chiarelli's troops came under fierce fire as dozens of rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) pounded their vehicles, and roadside bombs blew the tracks off a tank. For four hours...
...plan that would spare the shrine from assault. Al-Sadr, said Minister of State Qassim Dawoud, is now "as free as any Iraqi citizen to do whatever he would like in Iraq." But there's surely more trouble ahead. Having spent time inside the shrine, I saw firsthand the degree to which al-Sadr's supporters are devoted, armed and determined to fight the U.S. and the Iraqi government it brought to power. Here's how it looked from inside the siege...
...There is no place for religion in the Oval Office, especially in the 21st century. The authors of the U.S. Constitution knew firsthand that religion intertwined with government causes alienation among people, not understanding. As our Founding Fathers intended, however, there will always be room for religious faith in a President's heart. Annie Overboe Villa Park...