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Partly as a result of this attitude, America's Special Forces are still woefully unprepared for the challenges they could face. Though it is far more likely that the U.S. would use its handful of quick-reaction shock troops rather than any of its 17 active Army divisions or 13...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Warrior Elite For the Dirty Jobs | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

When Sovern first called her to talk about the deanship, he opened the conversation by saying, "The class of '55 strikes again!" Indeed, Severn purposely made a quick strike after Schmidt's announced departure. At a time when law-school applications outside the Ivy League and a handful of other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joy in Gotham: A woman dean for Columbia | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

Day-care centers, which have become an essential part of American life in an era of two-career families, are a striking example of how the insurance crunch may soon affect the lives of many unwary citizens. Operators fume that allegations of child abuse at a handful of centers have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Sorry, Your Policy Is Canceled | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

Because of its shape and magic electronic gadgetry, the proposed Stealth bomber is supposed to be all but invisible to enemy radar. Fittingly enough, the supersecret project has been funded with stealth as well: its budget is all but invisible even to the Congressmen who must approve military funding. In...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping Programs in the Black | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

Kalb joins a handful of high Government officials who have stood on principle and quit rather than support the actions of the Administrations that hired them. Among the others: Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, who resigned in 1980 over the attempt to rescue the American hostages in Iran, and Press...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bernard Kalb's Modest Dissent | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

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