Word: successful
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...action. The first night of bombs, Pentagon officials said, disarmed Iraq's air-defense network, flattened its intelligence headquarters and destroyed barracks housing Saddam Hussein's special security forces. General Hugh Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, showed reporters photographs of several smashed targets and proclaimed success. "There's nothing left but rubble," he said...
...which bought Infinity in 1996 and sold 17% of it in a public offering earlier this month. Nowhere is Stern mentioned in a 183-page prospectus that is supposed to be the best source for valuing a newly traded stock. The bottom line is that Stern's continued success "is not a material issue" to the health of Infinity, says CBS spokesman Gil Schwartz. O.K. We all know that Stern's image is larger than his impact. Yet he's easily the company's most visible asset, and he's talking about retiring. And not one official will say what...
...geopolitical hurdle on their round-the-world flight. But the threat of ice buildup forced ICO Global to use more fuel than anticipated to stay above the Himalayan clouds, and with sluggish winds pushing them along at 50 mph -- less than half the speed needed to reach Europe -- the success of the mission is still an open question...
...search led me to the State Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG). PIRG provided me-and, every year, provides hundreds of recent college graduates-with a mechanism to bridge the gap between working for the common good and being successful. It just depends on how you define success. Personally, I have been able to dramatically increase recycling in Massachusetts, train hundreds of Citizen activists in lobbying techniques, educate thousands of Massachusetts residents about pressing social issues, and more...
...What we know so far about the war on Saddam: "His headquarters is now rubble," said Gen. Henry H. Shelton at Thursday's briefing. More than 50 sites were targeted Wednesday -- with varying degrees of success -- but not the man himself. "We have not been tracking Saddam Hussein by day," said Shelton, "and Saddam Hussein was not the objective established for this operation." The President will review the results of tonight's attack before deciding on whether to continue, but Thompson expects the nightly bombing runs to continue Friday and possibly Saturday, when the holy month of Ramadan begins. "Depending...