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...movement to abolish the Swiss military as a whole was based on an economic assessment: The costs of operating such a vigilant and locally prepared defense system when the apparent external threats seem so low are quite high...
...Since I managed to finagle my way into a proctor position, I fell into Category 1. And I was not alone: The ‘Berg served a legion of high schoolers, here to get a taste of the Ivy League; international college students, sampling the U.S. collegiate scene; Summer School Program proctors, who relished the opportunity to catch up with their young charges at meals (in addition to every other minute of the day); Activities Office proctors, like myself; Philips Brookes House volunteers, only allowed to partake twice a week; and a smattering of other diners who contributed...
...first, I felt betrayed: This high-quality bounty had been close at hand all along. Instead, I’d been stuck where they served turkey cold cuts—straight from the sandwich bar, but topped with a little garnish—as an entr?...
Apparently, some enterprising kid made several hundred of the signs last December and sold them for an extremely high price to neighborhood residents eager to show their support for the past president, who the liberal American media “just didn’t understand.” I should mention that these are largely the same individuals who put white crosses in their yards every spring bearing the phrase “He is Risen!” within clear view of the street, so it’s really no surprise that the “Welcome...
...treatment of terror suspects. The 52-year-old Georgetown University-trained lawyer sifted complex matters for 20 years at the U.S. Attorneys office in the District of Columbia. She prosecuted narcotics cases, wrote appeals, pursued instances of police and attorney misconduct and oversaw all civil and criminal cases. High-profile investigations on her watch at the U.S. Attorney's office included the post-Sept. 11 anthrax mailings to Capitol Hill and an illegal-use-of-force case against Blackwater contractors in Iraq...