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...real needs rather than an infatuation with advanced technology. Whether a weapon can be afforded in adequate numbers should be a more important concern than whether it is state-of-the-art; all the latest bells and whistles will do scant good if a weapon is overwhelmed by superior numbers...
...Allied side who had graduated from the German war college, the Kriegsakademie in Berlin. His study of geopolitics there convinced him that the key to power on the Continent was control of Eastern Europe. The only answer to Hitler, therefore, lay in building a superior war machine, then getting it across the ocean and into Germany as soon as possible. Wedemeyer wanted D-day to occur by early summer 1943, a year before the invasion of France actually took place...
Though The Voice of the Poor is lacking in fresh answers of even intriguing questions. It does provide the one trait which always makes Galbraith a pleasure to read eloquence. Were he merely clear and concise he would certainly be superior to the vast majority of his economic colleagues. But his essays ingeniously express even old themes in a bright tune few political analysts can approach Note for example, his description of the dangers from the arms race...
...superior TV comedy series, familiarity breeds regeneration. The actors become wedded to their characters and, like fond spouses, exchange idiosyncrasies. The writers learn more about the actors and incorporate the nuances into the story lines. M*A*S*H had another advantage, although at the time it must have seemed a daunting challenge. Four of the first season's eight regular cast members eventually left the show, and with each replacement the circle of community became tighter. In his rubber-limbed way, Stevenson's Colonel Blake had been as much a MASH misfit as Frank Burns: a suburban...
...they weren't going to be appointing Hispanics in this Administration," says Arnold Torres, executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Torres adds that his organization no longer bothers to lobby the White House on judicial choices. His anguish is shared by District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Gladys Kessler, head of the National Association of Women Judges. "The record is dismal," says Kessler. "We have some grave concerns about whether this Administration is really looking for women candidates." She also charges that potential female judges are being scrutinized more closely than males on their opposition...