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...from that speech serves as the film’s leitmotif: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist...

Author: By Bernard L. Parham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Why We Fight | 2/3/2006 | See Source »

...telling them that their children would simply grow out of it. That message infuriates specialists like Shipon-Blum, who agrees that children with untreated SM may eventually manage to communicate in social situations but insists that without addressing the precipitating factors behind the mutism, debilitating anxieties are likely to persist into adulthood. "They may develop methods of coping, but are they happy and functioning?" she asks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Abby Won't Talk | 1/29/2006 | See Source »

...billion annual deficit. Setting aside Social Security, about a quarter of what the government has spent since Bush became President has been borrowed. And estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) show that if his tax cuts are made permanent--as he is advocating--deficits will persist for at least 10 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hey, Big Spender ... | 1/22/2006 | See Source »

...well as the guilty ... In a nation where nobody loves a cop ... the further question arose: Had the U.S. created a budding Gestapo? ... As long as the U.S. felt the need to keep G-man Hoover checking up on its fellow citizens, the uneasy feeling was bound to persist. But without the assurance of the FBI's eternal vigilance, the U.S. might feel uneasier still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 57 Years Ago In TIME | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

...SEIJO Also in Bandra, Seijo, tel: (91-22) 2640 5555, turns out dishes with a distinctive East Asian accent?dim sum, lobster maki, hoisin duck?and features one of the most reasonably priced (and comprehensive) wine lists in India. Door staff at the adjacent bar can be picky, but persist: the sake cocktails are worth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bombay Dux | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

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