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Former history professor Gingrich misstates some facts about the 20th century. The Great Depression did not give rise to Nazism or Japanese militarism. It was World War I and its aftermath that set the stage for both Mussolini's march on Rome and Hitler's attempted putsch in Munich. By the time of the Depression, in 1929, the fascists had been in power for years, and the Nazis had been growing in strength for most of the decade. Furthermore, Gingrich's description of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff seems to imply it was part of F.D.R.'s New Deal. Smoot...
...People who would have the option of specifying how their child looks would be able to act on their ill-gotten racial or socioeconomic prejudices. Furthermore, they would identify what they consider to be superior traits by creating them in their children. Such practices will give rise to a culture where there are superior and inferior genetic compositions—all based on who can pay for non-medical...
...Brown] struggled at the beginning of Game 1,” Allard said. “She wasn’t getting her rise ball spins working. It was a struggle the whole first game, so we gave her the opportunity with the lead [in Game 2] just to try to continue to work on things...
...Gates' aides explain that his budget is being presented as a single holistic proposal - rather than being leaked in dribs and drabs, which could build resistance to specific changes - and therefore it stands a better chance of winning approval from Congress. But though Gates urged lawmakers to rise above "parochial" concerns in responding to the budget, resistance will be fierce on the Hill, where some view any retooling of the military budget as a recipe for a weaker America and others simply want to keep defense-contractor jobs in their districts - a combination that could yet trump a highly-regarded...
...basic goal," an East Asian intelligence official says. "To increase the range of the Taepodong II. This was a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile thinly disguised as a rocket carrying a satellite. From a military standpoint, the test is a success, not a failure." (See pictures of the rise...