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...recent Rand Corporation study commissioned by the U.S. Air Force recommends that the U.S. abandon attempts to distinguish between anti-drug efforts and counterinsurgency, and simply set out to help the government defeat the FARC...
...Rand Corp. report that characterized Army wives as "young, immature, lower-class spouses" who have "difficulty controlling their reproductive tendencies" may have given the wives of military personnel a bad name [NATION, July 16], but it's not just Army wives who are stereotyped. Poor women of all types are seen as unstable baby factories. Regardless of what the wage earner does, if the salary isn't enough to pay for child care, then the spouse cannot afford to go to work. What appears to be a military problem is a symptom of a larger class problem. How about affordable...
...military wives in your article depicted as victims? These young Army wives, despite their age, are adults and are making choices for themselves. To have multiple children on an income under $1,000 a month is just plain foolish. The Rand report may be offensive in its characterization of military wives, but it sure sounds accurate. ANDREW HERLAN Los Angeles...
Although he has been working at the RAND Institute and the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing recently, Koretz says he was attracted to GSE for its educational aspect...
...cost of this tax cut will come home to roost in the out-years. Government will have to borrow to spend or add new taxes to get out of the mess brought about by brainless political inertia. RAND KNOX San Rafael, Calif...