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...rich and poor. Almost half of Mexico's population lives in poverty--a big reason that so many are flooding the border to work in the U.S. Keeping more Mexicans at home will almost certainly require Calderón to rein in, if not break up, the entrenched monopolies that suck vital investment from small and medium-size businesses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush's New Friend in Mexico | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

...major general who once ran the Army War College, points out that soldiers see hospital accomodations as a big step up from the conditions they're forced to endure daily in barracks. "If you want clean bed sheets and unstopped toilets, lose a leg," he quotes one soldier. "Otherwise, suck it up and drive on, soldier." A general who had been in Walter Reed told Scales that "the barracks at Fort Stewart, at Fort Bragg, at Fort Drum and at Fort Polk are far, far worse than anything I saw at Building 18," where some Walter Reed outpatients lived amid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fix Walter Reed: Name A Commission | 3/6/2007 | See Source »

...families because we don't really know what we're looking for." Often, soldiers don't want to deal with it, she said, and while there are programs out there to help, there is a stigma attached to seeking help. In some cases, they're told to "just suck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Military Mental Health Under Stress | 2/26/2007 | See Source »

...It’s really fun to joke about it now, but it can really suck when you’re doing it,” said Barrett, who will rely on his friends from training to help him through his service. “You develop a common bond, common experiences, so you know that the person next to you isn’t going to let you down, you’re going to accomplish the mission, and you’re not going to leave anyone behind...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Captain Determined to Make World of Difference | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...That's to give the rooster good life," one spectator commented. He explained that the gallero has to suck the blood out of the rooster's beak-pecked neck to keep it from drowning so it can fight another round. "It's the ultimate sign of being a macho man," another spectator said. Well if that's the test of virility, call me a chicken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is that a Rooster in Your Mouth? | 2/16/2007 | See Source »

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