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...citizens on the government's enemies, aims and ideals. (From this unit came the "Why We Fight" series and many other powerful non-fiction films.) Geisel, who had sold bug spray and motor oil through humor, and honed his satirical skills on the isolationists for PM, was the prefect recruit for this task. At the end of the war this son of German-Americans wrote a training film called "Your Job in Germany," which said that the German people would have to prove they were no longer Hitler's willing patsies. But most of his wartime Geisel spent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Seuss on First | 3/2/2004 | See Source »

...however, with death sentences raining down on its former leaders, its ranks in Japan have dwindled to 1,650 (it also has an estimated 300 members in Russia). "The cult has lost its vitality," says Masaki Kito, a lawyer who has represented Aum's victims. "It's unable to recruit talented young people, it's under surveillance, and it's running out of money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Judgment Day | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

...Martin] break a sweat tonight?” Jones asked.  “I don’t know that he needs to [break a sweat] to go six-for-six in a game like this.  I’ll never recruit another kid that can score on the block like Dominick...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshman Hughes Keys Yale Win Over M. Hoops | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

When you're a hot high school prospect being wooed by a college football program, you have to pack a lot of learning into 48 hours. That's the amount of time the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) allows a prospective recruit to stay at any one campus. Administrators and coaches spend the days showing the prospect around. Then the current players take the high schooler out for a college man's night. Sometimes that can mean trouble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entirely Out of Bounds | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

Unlike the “yes, sir,” “no, sir” personalities of most soldiers we met, these guys were full of personality and flair. They play practical jokes on each other. They drive down to the Army barracks at night and recruit female troops to come up to the palace for pool parties. They sneak beers into the medical fridges (due to the “hearts and minds” purpose of Operation Enduring Freedom, alcohol consumption is prohibited for U.S. armed forces in Iraq...

Author: By Henry I. Stern, | Title: Vacation in Baghdad | 2/25/2004 | See Source »

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