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...Mark Thompson's overview of the need for a domestic military commander to protect American territory, "Soldier on the Beat" [HOMELAND SECURITY, Dec. 3], looks at the issue through a Pentagon-centric lens. The nation already has an armed service that conducts war and enforces the law: the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has strong and comprehensive law-enforcement mandates, as strong as the FBI's. In recognition of the Coast Guard's unique status and capabilities, the Joint Forces Command and the Navy view the Coast Guard as responsible for the maritime component of homeland security. BRUCE STUBBS...
...Secretary Tommy Thompson announced the program Tuesday, adding that those not interested in the vaccine (which has been linked to rare but serious side effects) can also opt to take 40 extra days of antibiotics...
...Arctic Oscillation--sometimes called the North Atlantic Oscillation or the northern hemisphere annular mode--involves atmospheric-pressure changes over the northernmost part of the globe, from about 55[degrees] latitude on up, according to Colorado State University's David Thompson and the University of Washington's John M. Wallace. When the AO is in a positive phase--that is, pressure at the core of the region is low--a ring of wind that swirls around the North Pole increases in strength and keeps the frigid Arctic air from escaping southward out of the vortex. That means warmer than usual weather...
...save its members from avoidable deaths. Given America's tradition of rugged individualism and native distrust of Big Brotherly interference, it's not surprising that voters resisted attempts to switch to a presumed-consent system when it was proposed in California, Oregon, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Health Secretary Tommy Thompson last spring announced plans for a new initiative to encourage donations--including clearer consent forms--but its impact is expected to be modest...
...other two event winners for the Crimson were freshman Eleanor Thompson, who took the 60-meter hurdles for the second weekend in a row in a season-best time of 9.10 seconds, and Liz Cutright-Smith who won the triple jump with a 10.69-meter leap...