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...three midtown monoliths put forth their best wine tastings and alumni happy hours this month (and the Princeton Club even unveiled a members-only opera series), but the Harvard Club still managed to prove it’s the whitest of all with an unfortunate shout-out to two black employees last week...
...that the Army is ill prepared to carry out. Among some Americans, the prospect of an open-ended U.S. commitment in Iraq has heightened anxieties that manpower shortages may lead the Pentagon to reinstitute the draft. The heat of the presidential campaign has kept the rumors alive, which may prove costly to George W. Bush...
...Bush campaign this time set about to rectify that with a plan they say will actually prove more effective than the better-financed Democratic operations. "It's a bit of a culture shock," says a Republican official of the sustained and face-to-face commitment they are asking of their volunteers. "Some are used to just writing a check, and that's it." Much of the organizing is being done through churches. The campaign stirred up some controversy earlier this year when it began asking its recruits to turn over their church directories. The Bush strategy, road tested in some...
...down when the tally turned against Karzai, and that the indelible ink mark put on voters' fingers to prevent multiple votes wore off too easily. "These elections were illegal," said candidate Ahmed Shah Ahmedzai. "And so is any government elected by this vote." The claims will be hard to prove or disprove, as the U.N. was able to field just 200 observers to cover 5,000 polling stations. Counting the vote could take three weeks. Meanwhile, Afghans fear that several of Karzai's foes, warlords backed by private armies, could stir up trouble. --By Tim McGirk
...A.B.A.'s committee on psychological and emotional issues of estate planning. "You don't want the kids happily moved in while you are unhappily moved out." Make sure you aren't selling or gifting the house to a child who can't afford it. (Jack Hickey made Roger prove that he had sufficient income.) And, says Jennifer Jordan McCall, co-chairwoman of the trusts and estates department at Pillsbury Winthrop, you shouldn't attach strings. If you can't bear to see your kids redecorate, the transaction is probably doomed...