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"We ought to be providing for investments inthe nation's future," says U.S. Rep. Joseph P.Kennedy II (D-Mass.) "[Financial and cuts] areunbelievably short-sighted."
Allied fighter-bombers were everywhere, prowling for targets, flying so low that it was impossible to spot them until the very last moment. On the back of the truck, we piled mattresses against the canvas sides-as if that could have stopped cannon or machine-gun fire. Whenever our escort...
What about Monica Seles? A young woman with a passion for the sport of tennis, powerlessly taken away from her arena by a crazed fan. A fan stabbed her in the back at a tournament in Hamburg two years ago, and she has not been sighted in an event ever...
Harbury's publicity campaign swung into high gear last October. She staged a 32-day hunger strike outside the Guatemalan presidential palace, which she ended when National Security Adviser Anthony Lake agreed to look into the matter. On January 25, the CIA provided the State Department with what White House...
Politicians, responding to the overwhelming resentment and public unhappiness bred by this sentiment and the growing antipathy towards the poor (never a very important constituency) are racing to harness and codify this anger. This results in harsh, almost draconian, short-sighted proposals, which will inevitably turn out to be counterproductive...