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...been set by Captain David Rozelle, a 33-year-old amputee who lost his right foot after his Humvee rolled over a land mine in Iraq in June 2003. He headed back to Iraq earlier this month to command a 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment troop. Aside from those daily slow-drip shrapnel and bullet wounds, there are the times that Landstuhl's doctors call simply "surge modes" - stretches of up to 24 hours when they perform nonstop operations. Like military historians, they can rattle off without pause the war's bloodiest events for American soldiers, when casualties spilled into...
Some charge that Republicans have been slow to act on the AMT because it strikes traditionally Democratic states hardest. There is no denying that Democratic strongholds New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and California are top AMT payers, mainly because of their above-average incomes and state and local tax burdens--two key AMT triggers. "There are some conservatives who look at that with a certain glee," notes Len Burman, a co-director at the Tax Policy Center in Washington. But with the AMT about to swamp the middle class in all states, both sides of the aisle have plenty...
...will be the future of combat in Iraq. Two years since the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. is scrambling to train and equip a new Iraqi army to take over combat duties and pave the way for a reduction in the size of the U.S. troop presence. After a slow start, the training program appears to be picking up momentum: last week the Pentagon announced plans to trim the number of U.S. troops in Iraq from 150,000 to 105,000 by early next year, a move that reflects the improved capabilities of the Iraqi forces. The top commander...
...this musical recipe was almost spoiled in the first few songs with undulating vocals in “Next Exit” and the raucous “Slow Hands.” Their integrity was maintained, however, by the gritty nature of their music, which disguised much of the periodic feedback...
...show, the guitarists began to strum their old classic, “NYC.” The slow fusion of deep guitar chords and light keyboard tones melted into mellow vocals and suddenly the New York City nightlife manifested itself in the conservative Boston venue—two large disco balls appeared in the back of the stage, turning the entire theater into a tranquil disco club...