Word: prospect
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With a cease-fire in prospect for the whole country, the allies have begun to rethink how many troops will be needed to police an actual peace agreement. Last week Defense Secretary Perry scaled back previous Pentagon estimates. He said the so-called NATO Implementation Force may need only 50,000 rather than 70,000 on the ground, of whom 15,000, not 25,000, would be American. French Defense Minister Millon is to arrive in Washington this week to begin talks on how to provide political direction to the soldiers of the NATO peacekeeping force. France is leaning toward...
...accusations, offering to take a lie-detector test and pointing out that most of the complaints about her conduct came after she began making waves. "Most of us are here because we love the books and have a lot of respect for them," she says. But faced with the prospect of losing her job as a detective, she adds, "I wouldn't recommend whistle blowing to anyone...
Strange as it may seem, Paterno actually entertained--however briefly--the prospect of taking over the University of Miami's scandal-ridden program last year. "There was just enough adventure or something to the idea that it scratched my bark. I thought about it one night, then called and said, 'For crying out loud, I'm not the right...
...presidential election approaches, our nation faces a political climate undergoing great change. Last November, voters rejected the Democratic party in dramatic fashion. Now it appears they are gradually becoming disenchanted with an increasingly divided Republican party. Once again, we face the prospect of a third party challenger in the coming race. A third presidential candidacy could have a major effect on the presidential election and on American politics in general...
...debate over Medicare follows, along with sweeping tax cuts that will be rolled into a jumbo bill carrying out the G.O.P.'s economic agenda. And on top of all that, Congress has yet to complete 12 of its 13 major spending bills--at least four of which face the prospect of a presidential veto...