Word: harshness
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...easy part for GLS. Luring interpreters to Iraq is another story. Job listings posted on L-3's website read like something out of a Tom Clancy thriller. Wanted: "Arabic Linguist ... Ability to deal unobtrusively with the local populace ... Must be able to live in a harsh environment." The pay isn't mentioned, but L-3 recently offered interpreters more than $175,000 annually to work in Iraq. Linguists usually don't carry weapons and are often called on to participate in raids and other combat-related tasks. Casualty reports show that L-3's Titan Corp., the major contractor...
...remember last year when the kids got busted. I thought that it was a little harsh—a [possible] jail sentence [of] two years. It would be difficult to prove intent to distribute,” he adds. “It sounds harsh, but I agree that we need to keep drugs away from schools for sure...
...Bush put more of an onus on Iraqi officials to secure their country while announcing a hike in U.S. troop strength and contending that the U.S. cannot afford to fail. House and Senate Democrats put forward plans to rein him in through the pressure of a bipartisan resolution and harsh scrutiny of the budget request for what they called an "escalation." However, White House officials say the President will not be deterred. They know that Democrats will not cut off funds if doing so could hurt troops, and the Democrats admit their resolution is nonbinding...
...that they're in charge on the Hill. The ACLU points to its own polling that it says shows Americans support pushing back against the President and cites three races to back the numbers up. In Montana and Ohio, Senate challengers opposed to the popular Patriot Act fended off harsh attacks from Republicans on their position, and in a key Connecticut House race the anti-executive authority position helped seal victory for the Democratic challenger. Still, "that doesn't guarantee that the Democrats have found their backbone," says ACLU Washington representative, Caroline Fredrickson...
...survived both the Nazi death camps and the Soviet dictatorship in Hungary. Is your life an example of how the human will can flourish even in harsh conditions? Human will always flourishes. But I do not consider my life an example of this. I am a commentator...