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...angry debate between the Pentagon, which wants to reduce the number of standby soldiers, and the weekend warriors' supporters in Congress. The dispute has become acrimonious because the Guard, the reserves and the regular armed forces are all fighting for a share of a defense budget that will shrink 20% during the next four years. The Guard's defenders accuse the Department of Defense of having kept the Guard and reserves out of the fray so that regular units could get more than a fair share of future appropriations. "The Pentagon took the position that they simply weren't going...
What better candidate than his newfound shrink? Leo seems to have everything, most especially an ego as massive as Bob's is minuscule. Looks like he ought to have plenty to spare for a destitute patient...
...Neill added that the proposed cut comes after "two of the biggest years of cutbacks in this institution's history." He said that because of budget restraints, he has seen the Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services clientele shrink from 45,000 at the end of 1988 to little more than 33,000 today...
...Vogel, sales manager for the San Francisco Auto Center, a hypermarket that offers 11 American, Japanese and European makes under one roof. Concurs analyst Keller: "We're going to have to stop talking about Japan Inc. and start talking about individual Japanese companies. Some are going to shrink and maybe give...
...their newsgathering resources shrink, the evening telecasts are shifting from a traditional events-of-the-day approach and embracing more magazine- style elements. The NBC Nightly News, under executive producer Steve Friedman, has dressed up its broadcasts with lengthy segments each evening on health, the family and other subjects, collectively dubbed the "Daily Difference." The CBS Evening News appears headed in a similar direction. In the midst of the war, the show's executive producer and two of its most senior staffers were replaced. New boss Erik Sorenson, 35, is a graduate of local news who has spent the past...