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...Members of Congress could use a little primer too, say White House aides, who believe that elected officials wouldn't freeze behind the microphone if they did their homework a little more diligently. ?The members need to get up to speed,? admitted Rep. Mike Oxley of Ohio. But the ?education? better happen soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sticking to His Plan | 3/5/2005 | See Source »

...Bristol, England I feel the deepest sadness for American soldiers, who must serve under a Secretary of Defense whose blend of supreme arrogance, utter ignorance and blinding incompetence puts them at such terrible and unnecessary risk. Surely even the most cursory acquaintance with The Art of War, the martial primer by Sun Tzu, would have taught Rumsfeld that if you don't have the army you might want, then you don't go to war. How dare he put the Administration's vendetta ahead of the welfare of his troops. Kenneth J. Wiebe Chilliwack, Canada Sins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

...feel the deepest sadness for American soldiers, who must serve under a Secretary of Defense whose blend of supreme arrogance, utter ignorance and blinding incompetence puts them at such terrible and unnecessary risk. Surely even the most cursory acquaintance with The Art of War, the martial primer by Sun Tzu, would have taught Rumsfeld that if you don't have the army you might want, then you don't go to war. How dare he put the Administration's vendetta ahead of the welfare of his troops. Kenneth J. Wiebe Chilliwack, Canada...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

DANGER ZONES: A primer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Table of Contents: Dec. 6, 2004 | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...primer for the uninitiated: the Pixies (Frank Black, a.k.a. Black Francis on guitar and vocals, Kim Deal on bass, Joey Santiago on lead guitar and David Lovering on drums) formed in Boston in 1986, put out five albums of genius pop/punk, influenced essentially every guitar-based band of the ’90s (Kurt Cobain once admitted that “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is just a Pixies rip-off) and gave real meaning to the word “alternative,” then imploded acrimoniously in 1993. Deal rejoined her previous band, the Breeders, Black...

Author: By Eric L. Fritz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pixies Back in Boston | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

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