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...blame for many of the misguided budget decisions. They seem to have a strong case when it comes to the Army's Crusader. It's not a nimble weapon; the two-vehicle system weighs more than 80 tons. Designed to destroy Warsaw Pact tanks on the German plain, it might have some utility if the U.S. Army ever has to battle Iraqi tanks, in the unlikely event that air power can't finish the job. The Crusader has detractors, like candidate Bush, but it also has powerful backers. United Defense, the company building the system, is owned by the Carlyle...
...sits in an icy room with mud walls in a snowfield on the edge of Kabul. She wipes her tears with the edge of her grimy sweater as she recalls the day in August 1999 when the Taliban set fire to her home in the vineyards of the Shomali Plain and kidnapped her best friend, Nafiza. "The Taliban burst in with their guns and torches," says Shah Jan. "None of us even had time to put on our veils...
...That was a sign that Rogge is determined to depart from the laissez-faire ethics of his predecessor, Juan Antonio Samaranch. An even better sign will be an aggressive reform of Olympic judging. But for now it's plain at least that he means to distinguish himself from Samaranch, who winked at controversies such as the bribery scandals that led up to the choice of Salt Lake City as the site of this year's Winter Games and routinely ignored reports of bogus judging. Rogge understands that the value of the Olympic brand is on the line. He was determined...
...have all, at one time or another in our careers, had to deal with them--their tempers, egos or general cluelessness. Corporate America has long promoted bosses who are just plain jerks. For all their impressive intellects, resumes and business savvy, these Type A personalities often come across as tone-deaf, oblivious to the frustration and resentment of their employees...
...unhappiness, Queen Elizabeth asked Margaret to wait a couple of years. She did, and could have married Townsend at the age of 25 without the Queen's permission, but she would have had to give up her royal privileges and position in doing so. Whether the thought of becoming plain Mrs. Townsend was too much, or whether she could not face the disapproval of Church and family, Margaret gave up the idea...