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California's lefty Democrats whined that Davis abandoned them just when they could have steamrolled Republicans, with a majority in both houses along with the top job in the state for the first time in 16 years. Republicans carp about his grabbing headlines for initiatives set in motion by Republican predecessor Pete Wilson. Ticking off both parties while at the same time shaming them into action is the triple crown of nonpartisan, post-impeachment politics. But being in the middle isn't necessarily easy. It's like standing on a highway median strip--every time you step into traffic, someone...
Some veterans say the killing started on an order from their commander, Captain Melbourne Chandler (now dead), who was acting on radioed orders from headquarters. "We were ordered to shoot and kill anything because a lot of them were North Koreans who might set up machine guns in rice paddies and shoot at us," says Delos Flint of Clio, Mich., then a private. Other members of the battalion say they fired in response to muzzle flashes from the darkened arches late on July...
...thing, you can now set up your own little e-commerce homestead on a corner of Amazon real estate called zShops. But much more important, Amazon's main search tool--that little text box in the upper-left-hand corner of the home page--has started pointing customers toward sites other than its own. "Think of a small-town merchant who suggests you might try someone else down the street," says Bezos, with his trademark earsplitting laugh...
...Last year, we were the favorite, with our sights set high on national performance," said Harvard Coach David Fish. "We have a different team this year, a tight group of guys, and our expectations are fairly modest...
...Kennedy School has set up an alliance with TFA so students accepted to both are granted a two-year deferral...