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...guys in uniform, "transform" meant not only cuts but also civilian oversight, so the military did what it does best: it prepared for a long siege. Rumsfeld ran into a wall of generals, Congressmen, lobbyists and weapons makers, who worked quietly together behind Rumsfeld's back to foil his plans...
...individual glory, with her victory in this year’s World Junior Fencing Championship in Taebacek City, South Korea, yesterday. Cross, despite a tenth place ranking after the preliminary qualifications, soundly quashed opponent Arianna Errigo of Italy 15-5 and win the gold in Women’s Foil. “Obviously that is a harder road to travel,” said Harvard Fencing Coach Peter Brand of Cross’s relatively low opening seeding. “Initially when I saw that I was concerned, but she came through like the trooper that...
With Ungar’s win and teammate Emily Cross’ top finish in women’s foil, the United States is dominating the tournament, leading all nations with 10 total medals—including five gold medals...
...Sharon's prodding, Olmert agreed to run again for the Knesset. Though Olmert was only 34th on the Likud's list of candidates, a reflection of his weakness in the party, Sharon made him Deputy Prime Minister. In that role Olmert acted as Sharon's foil, floating trial balloons before Sharon signed on to them--the most notable being the plan to evacuate settlers from the Gaza Strip last year, an idea first proposed by Olmert in a newspaper interview in 2003. But despite Olmert's loyalty, friends say, he never felt accepted by the Israeli leader. Sharon excluded Olmert...
...dramatists, you make a pact with your audience that you don't cross certain lines, and we don't," says Mark Cullen. Heist's crooks don't kill--in the pilot, they foil a murder--and they take, Robin Hood-- like, only from the rich. (So they skip the give-to-the-poor bit. Nobody's perfect!) In fact, Heist's greatest crime is robbing innocent movies of their clichs: the Tarantino-gone-PG banter, the whooshing camera shots, the generic peppy jazz that sounds as if it were lifted from a Putumayo Presents Lighthearted Caper Music...