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Even at the start of DONALD RUMSFELD's first stint as U.S. Secretary of Defense, under President Gerald Ford, he was known for his brusque manner, and he inspired doubts among top Pentagon officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 31 Years Ago In Time | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

...Illinois; raising chickens, watermelons and cantaloupes in North Carolina; chopping wood, delivering ice and digging razor clams in the Pacific Northwest; gardening and doing odd jobs in California. After high school he wrestled at Princeton and pinned down a degree in political science. And after a three-year stint as a Navy pilot, he became an investment banker in Chicago...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pentagon Warlord | 4/14/2006 | See Source »

Thank God the real talents of this film, like Sutherland, more-or-less direct themselves, otherwise “The Wild” would be too trivial to recommend (despite the terrific animation). William Shatner, taking a break from his deservedly thankless stint on “Boston Legal,” hilariously empowers Kazar, a diabolical carnivorous wildebeest-choreographer, in a nearly show-stopping display of dramatic versatility. But the show remains Sutherland’s in the end, as Kazar appears too infrequently to co-opt the film...

Author: By Kyle L. K. Mcauley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Wild | 4/12/2006 | See Source »

...smoothly for the freshman. In the first game of the season, the hurler gave up four runs in a 12-6 loss to the Florida Gators, then the No. 13th ranked team in the nation. Although Cole surrendered two runs through the first five innings, which included an impressive stint in which 15 of 16 Gators were retired, a series of hits in the sixth chased him from the game. Although the beginning may have been less than perfect, Cole seems to have settled into his role as a consistent, solid starter for the Crimson. Both coaches and teammates welcome...

Author: By Julie R.S. Fogarty, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Freshman Earns Top Billing | 4/10/2006 | See Source »

...Juvenile Correctional Facility. Once inside, one of the few times he picked up a pencil, he used it to stab another inmate in the hand. He felt that he had to prove himself, he says, after witnessing weaker kids being assaulted at the facility. The attack earned him a stint in isolation in Cottage 13--"the cage"--and that, says Ryan, is where he got religion about schooling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dropout Nation | 4/9/2006 | See Source »

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