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...radar had been turned on to "paint" the Nimitz's jets as targets, so far as the pilots could tell. Still, "every time you get in the jet and go over Iraq, you never know if this is going to be the day they're going to take a potshot at you," explained McLaughlin, 29, from Newport Beach, Calif...
...second headline on your story, "The fault, dear Sigmund, may be in our genes," took a potshot at Sigmund Freud. You should not have implied that Freud omitted constitutional factors as a cause of neuroses. Nothing could be further from the truth. Over and over, Freud cited the individual's constitution as an important factor disposing to neurosis. Further, it is misleading to ascribe the label neurotic to everyone who might be carrying this newly discovered short gene. So-called normal people can also be anxious and worried. GAIL S. REED New York City...
...Bush, the aim was more than a last-minute potshot at his most intransigent rival. He wanted to send a message to Saddam that even though he is about to leave office, the Gulf War coalition remains firm in its demand that Iraq comply with U.N. resolutions. Given the military options available, the restraint of the operation shows the pains Bush took to ensure that his key allies, Britain and France, would sign on and to engage the support of the entire U.N. Security Council. By not overreacting to an escalating series of provocations by Saddam, the Western leaders reassured...
...encourages everyone to pull together. Bad companies, which Levering says are far more common, undermine trust by manipulating workers and treating them as interchangeable parts. Based largely on interviews with executives of 20 widely admired companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Delta Air Lines, this feisty book includes a potshot-filled critique of leading U.S. management gurus...
...cause any havoc with other electronic gear, automatic garage doors or pets with sensitive hearing. Though the technology is now being pitched to children, it could eventually lead to some interesting possibilities for grownups. Saving the universe is one thing, but how about being able to take a potshot at J.R. Ewing on Dallas...