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...report also details the potential sites for four undergraduate Houses—to hold a total of 1,500 students—on the south shore of the Charles River...
Anxious to shore up sagging recruiting numbers, the U.S. Army says it will offer prospects a 15-month enlistment option, instead of the usual two- to six-year hitch they're currently asked to sign. But will the shorter stint really solve the Army's recruiting woes? For one thing, those 15 months come only after the recruit has completed basic and advanced individual training, which can take another three to six months depending on the job a recruit is headed for. Charles Moskos, a military sociologist at Northwestern University, argues the Army should make the commitment 15 months total...
...Senate's transportation bill would shore up the nation's INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, which were just being built...
...PBGC is running a $23 billion deficit following a wave of pension defaults by bankrupt steel and aviation firms. The agency is funded primarily via premiums paid by employers, and proposals are floating around Washington to shore up its finances. But with a few more big pension defaults ... can you say "taxpayer bailout...
Ditch the black shirts and gray pants. Bright colors and high-tech garments that chase the sweat away are scoring this year. Cutter & Buck's shore blue (for men) and solar yellow (for women) ThermaTec shirts, out in June, have tiny silver fibers that keep duffers cool...