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...Executive. Edna always picks up the tab. Aside from these lunches, the two never socialize. Although they have known each other for years, theirs is not a "personal friendship.") Of course, this being Washington, Edna may become godmother to Carla's first born, but never mind. The guidelines do permit "nominal gifts" from nonfriends, but in the absence of a dollar amount, explains Representative Jim McDermott, the ranking Democrat on the House ethics committee, he can only respond item by item: Bic pen, yes; Montblanc, no. Whitman's Sampler, yes; Godiva chocolates, no. Receptions are O.K., if the spread goes...
...officers peacefully disarmed and interviewed the man, who had a permit for the firearm, Rooney said. "But just because you have a permit for a gun doesn't mean you can go waving it around," he added...
...protect Israel from weapons of mass destruction. In a joint project financed by $300 million from Israel and $200 million from the U.S., the two countries will share research and technology in an effort to establish a missile defense system within five years. Perry said the deal would "permit Israel to continue to take the risks of peace required to negotiate a just, comprehensive and lasting peace." Mark Thompson predicts the partnership won't be controversial. "While some will say such a system doesn't address terrorism, which has become the predominant problem, the U.S. military would benefit from whatever...
...protect Israel from weapons of mass destruction. In a joint project financed by $300 million from Israel and $200 million from the U.S., the two countries will share research and technology in an effort to establish a missile defense system within five years. Perry said the deal would "permit Israel to continue to take the risks of peace required to negotiate a just, comprehensive and lasting peace." Mark Thompson predicts the partnership won't be controversial. "While some will say such a system doesn't address terrorism, which has become the predominant problem, the U.S. military would benefit from whatever...
...plans, the locations of all concentrations of Balkan armor will be entered into the computer memory banks so the j-stars can track movements out of those areas. Apache helicopters will keep constant watch near U.S. troop units when the fog so common above Bosnian snowbanks lifts enough to permit the choppers to fly. Anti-sniper teams, equipped with heat-detection units and long-range rifles, will be able to defeat any gunman waiting to ambush approaching soldiers...