Word: tanked
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...military to this new form of fighting. "It's a lot easier to pick up girls in the bar if you're a fighter-wing commander than if you command a drone wing," says Andrew Krepinevich, a retired Army officer who directs the Defense Budget Project, a think tank on the military...
...made Sunday during an appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press." Appearing on the show, Zeliff said: "I don't believe (Attorney General) Janet Reno, who had less than two weeks on the job, made this decision all by herself." Zeliff didn't stop there: "We had a tank that went through that front door, went into that area where women and children were there (and) we killed over 80 people," he said. In a letter to Zeliff today, White House Counsel Abner Mikva said the comments were "nothing short of irresponsible, intent on creating a story without any news...
...more dangerous threat may come from the Democratic Leadership Council, the group of moderate Democrats formed in 1985. Clinton helped found the organization, chaired it before resigning to run in 1992 and sold himself to the nation on the basis of the ideas developed by the council's think tank, the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI). Clinton had defined the DLC's task as creating "a new middle ground of thinking on which someone can not only run for President but actually be elected...
Hanks also effectively conveys the stunning disappointment Lovell faced as his chance to leave his footprint on the moon escaped with the oxygen fleeing the ruptured tank...
These days Young is running on a fresh, full tank of gas, and not just in his Lincoln. His new album, Mirror Ball (Reprise), is one of the most consistently rewarding works of his long, winding career. It features an extraordinary backup group, Pearl Jam, the youthful, populist, alternative-rock megaband. Even though Young is two decades older than any of the group's members, the pairing isn't some demographic gimmick--Sean Connery guest-starring on Friends. It is a natural coming together of rockers with a shared commitment and passion. "Actually, in many ways, I feel like Pearl...