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...Memoir of the 20th Century,” that he believed that the military buildup was consistent with his reluctance to commit forces abroad.“I did not arm to attack,” he wrote. “We armed so that we could negotiate from strength, defend freedom, and make war less likely.”Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein ’61, who served as chairman of Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers from 1982 to 1984, praised Weinberger’s defense policies, calling...
...death hovers over the city. Virtually no food shipments have arrived since rebel forces first entered Monrovia in July, and hunger is taking lives every day. The starving look as if they are sleeping, curled up on the sidewalks, but their eyes are open; they simply lack the strength to stand. Sam, 8, who approached me with his brother John, 11, pleaded, "Missy, we haven't eaten in three days." I took them to the flat where I was staying and gave them each an orange and some rice. Their parents were missing, probably dead -- and there were thousands like...
...change, effective on April 15, followed a waterfall of leaks from advisers close to the White House that Bush was finally considering changes at the top after resisting them ever since struggling with the Hurricane Katrina aftermath in September. The outcome showed the strength of Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, who along with Vice President Cheney is the last standing of the Oval Office inner circle...
...important. Not coincidentally, the stretching regimen that most pro-baseball teams use may be the best way to go. Reason: baseball, compared with such physical-contact sports as football or such running-intense games as soccer, more closely parallels the average Joe's routines, according to Paul Fournier, strength-and-conditioning director of the Florida Marlins. "As in everyday life, we see a lot of muscle-use imbalance in baseball players," says Fournier. "Overuse of the right arm, for example, or more stress on one side of the body because you're always running the same way around the bases...
...1970s and its challenge of gender roles that has caused us to challenge traditional ideas of masculinity,” said Juan Carlos Arean, of the Family Violence Prevention Fund. “I think the gender role strain affects men, but it can also be a strength,” said panelist Jason Leatherman. When asked his opinion of Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, who has questioned the acceptance of a genderless society, Leatherman said that men are very different and that “masculinity is a positive thing...