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Rumsfeld's report proved contagious. By 1999 the CIA had changed its tune and was echoing him. But the agency had to bend the rules to do it: no longer did a foe have to be capable of reaching the 48 contiguous states to be deemed a threat to the U.S.; Alaska and Hawaii were added, putting the territory to be defended far closer to North Korea. The CIA began assuming enemy missiles could be fired without years of testing. Most critically, it stopped predicting what was "most likely" to happen in favor of what "could" happen...
...healthy immune system is the body’s best ally-an automated engine of biological warfare capable of destroying almost any microbial parasite it encounters. But, like all agents of destruction, when it spirals out of control it can be as deadly to friend as it is to foe...
...Harvard men's and women's fencing teams both found themselves on the wrong end of the sword this weekend, as perennially tough Ivy foe Columbia romped to easy victories in New York on Saturday...
...Cats fared no better against Duluth with a 7-3 loss to Minnesota-Duluth for their second loss in as many nights to a WCHA foe...
Harvard will now travel into Boston to face cross-town rival Northeastern tomorrow night. A week later, the Crimson will take on another regional foe--Boston University--in the friendly confines of Lavietes Pavilion...