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...does not cover what lies ahead. Better body armor and trauma care mean new life for thousands of soldiers who would have died in any earlier war. But many are broken or burned or buried in pain from what they saw and did. One in five suffers from major depression or posttraumatic stress, says a new Rand Corp. study; more than 300,000 have suffered traumatic brain injury. The cost of treating them is projected to double over the next 25 years. Four hundred thousand veterans are waiting for cases to be processed. The number seeking assistance for homelessness...
...It’s possible students will major in the humanities and never take any economics or math,” Li added. “And that’s the price...
...Fortunately, efforts are being made to raise U.S. awareness of global warming and to reduce American consumption and demand for energy. Campaigns of varying scale, from student-led initiatives on campuses around the country to national documentaries, are being launched to bring up the issue; major efforts, public and private, are underway to discover alternative sources of energy, and eco-friendly cars are gaining traction in an increasingly environmentally conscious society...
...full-fledged black and brown thing" - a near-riot pitting African-American against Latino students - he called for help. Within minutes, more than 100 police officers, many in riot gear, stormed the campus, wielding batons, herding blacks and Latinos into separate gymnasiums, and arresting four students. (There were no major injuries...
...although he confirmed an adviser's caution that Kagyu leaders have no tradition of engaging in politics, he noted, "As far as I'm concerned, the situation in Tibet, particularly the political situation, has reached a level of emergency." He sees his teacher as a major player in dealing with it: "The Dalai Lama is both the spiritual and secular leader of all the Tibetan people, and is recognized as such all over the world, and the Dalai Lama has a tremendous responsibility in his great efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution." But he noted that "in the Tibetan...