Word: pow
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...died in the American Revolution to soldiers who protected democratic interests in the Persian Gulf, Veteran's Day is a time to honor the deeds of heroes otherwise unsung. Already, Harvard students in the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) have participated in a 24-hour silent guard to honor POW and MIA soldiers. The same group will also take part in a Veteran's Day parade to be held in Boston on Saturday...
...after their pow-wow at the airport, and a 12-hour flight back, Clinton returned to the White House at about 2 p.m. Tuesday - just in time to get in a quick round of golf under a late-summer drizzle. Then it was back to Andrews Air Force base at 7 a.m. Wednesday for a day trip to Cartagena, Colombia (nine hours in the air, nine hours on the ground). The grueling schedule left some of the aides who took both trips, like National Security Adviser Sandy Berger and chief of staff John Podesta, noticeably dragging as they traipsed along...
...technology called NUON is turning ordinary DVD players into PlayStation-style game consoles. NUON is a graphics chip that will come in some next-generation DVD players, such as Samsung's Extiva DVD-N2000 ($499), out this month. Add NUON, plug in a game controller and pow!--your DVD deck plays video games.So far the games are nothing special, but if you're looking for an all-in-one entertainment machine, NUON is an option to watch...
...nonchalance, returning to Vietnam for McCain is like dipping into his life-force. Saying John McCain could have succeeded as he has in politics without having been a POW in Vietnam is like saying George W. Bush would be the Republican nominee for President if his name were George W. Smith. It's not that it's impossible; it's just impossible to imagine...
When McCain reminisces, as he did outside the former POW prison where he was savagely forced to sign a war-crimes confession, his voice is tinged with the nostalgia others feel for their bright college years. "My cell was over there," he says. "That was the interrogation room. That's where the guards ate." As he speaks, Vietnamese pedestrians walk by and give him and his press entourage quizzical looks. Young boys try to sell him postcards. Though this is the week Vietnam celebrates the 25th anniversary of its victory, in a country where 53% of the population is under...