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...Combat Command, who said buying just 187 F-22s puts the nation's military strategy at "high risk." An additional 60 F-22s, the general said, would ease that risk to a moderate level. Gates was not amused. "Frankly, to be blunt about it," he said, "the notion that not buying 60 more F-22s imperils the national security of the United States, I find completely nonsense...
Schumer spent the bulk of his time working to dispel the Republican notion of Sotomayor as ruled by passion more than the law. He went through some of Sotomayor's most tragic cases to underline instances where she applied the rule of law even when the decision went against those who had clearly suffered. "You heard the case of families of the 213 victims of the tragic TWA crash," Schumer said. "The relatives of the victims sued manufacturers of the airplane, which spontaneously combusted in midair, in order to get some modicum of relief, though, of course, nothing a court...
...ballot can tip the balance, and this new dustup could alter a member's decision. "This is an absolutely unnecessary self-inflicted wound," says Marc Ganis, a Chicago-based sports-business consultant who has closely followed the 2016 bid. "It just serves to remind the IOC of their preconceived notion that the Americans are arrogant and self-serving...
While the note may very well turn out to be a hoax in a country with no shortage of pranksters, its sentiments reflect a commonly shared notion that Arguello, while a brilliantly graceful fighter and undisputed national icon, got in over his head in the world of Sandinista politics. In the end, it wasn't boxing or drugs, but rather politics, that made the champ...
...lack of money and manpower has hampered the organization and vowed to address the problems. It seems safe to guess that some improvement is on the way - after all, things can't get much worse. But along with weaknesses documented in the Transportation Security Administration, the report supports the notion that even in a post-Sept. 11 world, much of governmental security offers the appearance of protection rather than the real thing...