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...Scenario A: Joe Average seemed to be a normal guy until co-workers/neighbors noticed something suspicious. Authorities then discovered bodies in his basement/child pornography on his computer hard drive/a history of incest in his family...
...Scenario B: Josephine Average seemed to be a normal gal until child protective workers discovered she was raping her children/torturing her children/selling her children...
...Scenario C: Terry Public Official did a competent job, but auditors found he/she was embezzling funds from the government/running drugs/operating an international porn ring/keeping an underaged lover...
...Joseph Ralston -- raised questions of a double standard. But to avoid a bruising battle, Cohen is more likely to seek a compromise: "In the end, the Defense Secretary will probably set a minimum standard that functions as a floor rather than as a ceiling," says Thompson. "In that scenario the Marines would still have the leeway to apply a higher standard." After all, they just wouldn't be Marines if they were judged by the same criteria as civilians...
...need to stockpile canned food -- while being alarmist enough to prod business leaders into action. "The consequences of the millennium bug, if not addressed, could simply be a rash of annoyances, like being unable to use a credit card at the supermarket," Clinton said. But the worst-case scenario? He added: "It could affect electric power, phone service, air travel, major governmental service." Not to mention Vice President Gore's presidential ambitions...