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...Although I accept the explanation that Bush decided not to renew his flight physical because he was no longer flying the jet on which he had trained, I think it is remarkable that he was able to make a decision that negatively affected his combat-readiness status. I served in the military, and I had no idea that I could have just opted out of required training or physical exams. Jack Slade Knoxville...
...sordid history of the American copyright code is, well, sordid. Once upon a time to acquire a copyright (lasting 14 years, with option to renew once) you had to file lots of paperwork with the government. Through two centuries of litigation and legislation this process has come to be substantially amended: now to acquire a copyright (lasting your whole life, plus about 70 years), you simply publish. To use any piece of published content—which is automatically protected by copyright law—you must obtain permission from the copyright holder...
...program in the months leading up to the war--the CIA, which gathered the intelligence now in question, or the White House, which may have pumped up that intelligence for its own purposes? A knowledgeable source tells TIME that the Senate Intelligence Committee, looking for answers, is ready to renew a request for the summary prepared for the President of an October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE)--the consensus of intelligence agencies--on Iraq. The White House previously denied such a request, calling the document privileged. But a source familiar with the situation tells TIME that having voted to expand...
...contender. Their richly deserved triumphs for their work in 2002’s best film not only made the show’s third act immediately exciting (could The Pianist actually ride its momentum to defeat long-standing favorite Chicago?), it offered enough shockers, open-mouthed and otherwise, to renew many viewers’ faith in the Academy for years to come...
...quit the company last fall, fed up with Eisner's alleged mismanagement, and are trying to persuade shareholders not to re-elect him at the company's annual meeting on March 3. Eisner suffered a body blow when Steve Jobs, Pixar Animation Studio's boss, decided not to renew a co-production and distribution agreement after 10 months of sometimes acrimonious negotiations. Pixar's computer-animated films, from Toy Story to Finding Nemo, have produced billions in revenue for Disney...