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Aspin, by contrast, is respected for his abiding fascination with defense policy, a strength he will need in the coming budget battles. "He's the only one who can stand toe-to-toe with Nunn and slug it out," said a Pentagon insider. The President relies almost exclusively on Aspin for military advice, though the Secretary's foreign-policy influence has been reduced because of his illness. The Pentagon chief has assembled one of the finest teams of national-security wonks anywhere in government. The problem, however, is the White House has held up his nominations because the roster failed...
...baby-face 11-year-old boy. The child had a gun. Earl slid his own service revolver back into the holster, hoping to defuse the tension and thinking of his own son that age. After a few words, the child pulled the trigger, and a .32-caliber slug ripped through Earl's groin, coming to rest between the muscle and spine. Earl returned a single shot. The boy fell dead. "After I shot the kid, I rocked him in my arms," says Earl, his voice cracking. "I took something I can never give back. I went home three days later...
Michelle Morgan, 22, a part-time worker who stands beside Bray, agrees. "Now I hear they're trying to make a moth or slug an endangered species," she says. "How can that be? How can a moth be an endangered species...
Half a cup of instant coffee. Then a cigarette. Then, let's see, yeah, here's half a can of Coke left on the table, room temperature, no more fizz. Slug of Coke, swallow of whiskey, same again. Breakfast...
Those who know me will testify that a good joke can launch me into giggle fits; a valentine can set me weeping; nearly any episode of The Simpsons can do both. So I am no emotional slug. When I enter a movie theater, I bring high spirits and modest needs. I merely say, as Clint Eastwood might, "Go ahead. Make me laugh...