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...time the men's hockey game had finished, the bus company had sent up a spare vehicle, so everyone was able to go home for the pure joy of studying for finals. For those scoring at home, Saturday marked the second straight bus mishap (the same piece of scrap metal, nonetheless) for the icemen--their bus broke down in Vermont after a game in Clarkson, and they had to wait two and a half hours until a spare vehicle was delivered...
...afford brand-new weaponry, the Pentagon is literally giving away older but still lethal pieces of its cold war arsenal. Pentagon officials say such gifts help nurture closer ties between U.S. and foreign militaries and save millions of dollars that the Defense Department would otherwise have to pay to scrap arms. Among recent donations: Egypt received 700 M-60 tanks and nearly 1,500 machine guns; Israel was handed 15 F-15 fighters and 16 CH-53 helicopters; Mexico took in 48,178 M-1 carbines. Greece and its nemesis Turkey -- both U.S. allies that already fly F-16s -- received...
...centrist Democratic Leadership Council -- and Sunday, Clinton said he would propose the tax cut if he could find a way to pay for it. How? TIME White House correspondent James Carney says the leading solution's hidden in plain sight: preliminary Administration proposals revealed last week to scrap the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as other federal agencies and dozens of federal programs. "This is all about a search for money to pay for a tax cut -- and about looking like he got the message from the November elections," Carney says. Look for a cut targeted "right...
...Katja, a 22-year-old German who failed to watch the Lynch girls when they swam at the beach. Katja also couldn't drive, though her application stated otherwise. Worn out, Cathy dismissed Katja within three weeks, quit her nursing job and became a full-time mom. Her conclusion: "Scrap the whole au pair program. It's just plain...
...future agenda is focused on "building down," as he puts it. Pet projects include proposals to get rid of farm subsidies and scrap the Social Security system. Still, there are signs that he may have softened his edge. "We want to have a happy, democratic work environment that is welcome for Democrats as well as Republicans," he said last week. "We'll show ((the Democrats)) our good grace, and their worst fears will not be realized." But Democrats may wonder: Is that a genuine offering or an appetizing lure trolled by a crafty angler...