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...first Gulf War. Back then, the U.S. had maintained a close military relationship, in terms of training, arms supply and so on, that stretched back decades without causing the sort of domestic political problems that have accompanied the stationing of U.S. troops inside the kingdom since Operation Desert Shield. Now they can revert to that relationship, because the demise of Saddam means the official reason for the U.S. troop presence no longer exists...
...call plan in which phone companies were required to put an asterisk in the phone book beside the names of people who did not want to hear from telemarketers. This law was soon modified into a formal do-not-call list. But the law didn't completely shield Floridians because out-of-state telemarketers, often unaware of the list, continued to call. And Florida-based firms started annoying residents of neighboring Georgia--and helped inspire Georgians to pass their do-not-call...
...colored in black and red on his shoulder blade agrees: the tattoo gave him a “larger connection with my [wrestling] teammates and the university.” Frederick E. Dewey ’03 of the Harvard men’s swimming team insists that his shield tattoo, located in a discreet location on his hip, was the product of a “completely sober decision...
...trip to the dermatologist ("The doctor's ready for your pimples, now, dear.")? If a new law is successful, those excruciating moments are a thing of the past. As of April 14th, we're all protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - a law designed to shield medical information from the prying eyes of individuals and companies...
...don’t have to look very far back to find much more appropriate operation names. Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, for instance, were descriptive and sounded good but still avoided being infuriatingly simplistic. How about Operation Overlord or Operation Torch in World War II? They managed to sound sufficiently cool and army-ish to appeal to Americans with short attention spans, but not bombastic enough to sound like Tom Clancy’s latest video game. Even the Germans got it right with Operation Sealion...