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...Milwaukee, COPS universal hiring funds dropped from more than $1 million in 2002 to zero last year. That has left more than 200 police vacancies out of a force less than 2,000 strong. The city is hard pressed to fill the gap, since the police budget eats up nearly the entire Milwaukee tax levy of $213 million. Mayor Tom Barrett is hoping that the feds will start pitching in again. "We've spent five years on homeland security," Barrett says. "Now we need to focus on a little hometown security...
...lead they would not lose. “It wasn’t designed. but because all the other guys made plays down the stretch, there was an open lane for me because [the Wildcats] were on our shooters and our postmen, so that opened up a gap for me,” Lin said. “And then I just tried to attack it and see what would happen.” Harvard thought it had won when UNH forward Mike Christensen missed an open three as time was running out. But Lin fouled forward Sam Herrick with...
...occasional trombone player Edward R. Sherrill ’08 is more Lennon than Lenin as we discuss his band’s intentions for their set.“In a weekend filled with hate, vitriol, and violence, we’re really trying to bridge the gap with our rocking tunes,” he says.And just how is this noble mission going? “It’s been smooth so far—like my favorite kind of peanut butter,” he remarks.2:00 p.m.—The Sinister Turns have attracted...
...seemed almost deliberately ironic. Bush pronounced al-Maliki "the right guy for the job," claiming the Iraqi leader had made great efforts to reconcile sectarian groups responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iraqis in recent weeks. In truth, the Prime Minister has done little to bridge the sectarian gap; if anything, he has occasionally contributed to widening the chasm. Many in Baghdad also found some unintended black humor in Bush's description of al-Maliki as "a strong leader." After all, just the previous day, a leaked memo from National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley had revealed how the Administration...
...full of qualifications: hundreds of millions still surviving on less than a dollar a day, tens of millions still illiterate and unschooled. "We don't shy away from that that because it's true," says Yog. The coming few years will see if India can start closing its massive gap. In many ways the country's future success depends upon...