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...troops surveyed believe their unit is ready for a crisis. "That number is unsettling," the study notes, "given that the military's job is to be prepared for what is essentially a sustained crisis." At Fort Leonard Wood, a lot of recruits agree. "If basic training was tougher, we'd end up with better soldiers," says Private Tony Steinhart. "I want somebody with me in my foxhole who can help me fight, and doesn't expect...
...last year, he called it the Violent Youth Predator Act. Insisting that "predator" was dehumanizing hype, Democrats demanded a change. McCollum backed off and called it the Juvenile Crime Control Act. But this isn't just a fight over crime. It's also a fight over which party is tougher on crime. In that one, harsh words can be as tempting as harsh sentences...
...sizzled with emotionally charged editorials, some bemoaning violence, others railing against coverage that liberally gives ink to white victims while overlooking black ones. Neighborhood groups have hit the streets to raise money for the victims, while politicians are using the incident to push their pet social agendas, from tougher police enforcement to more funding for youth programs. Even ministers have found themselves in the dustup, grappling for gospel truths to soothe confused, outraged flocks. On the Sunday morning following the arrests, the Rev. Denzil Green, the 69-year-old white pastor of Flint's Galileeon Baptist Church, declared...
...ultimately it may be tougher to shrug off some of this year's developments. Start with the recent rally, which has taken the Standard & Poor's 500 to a gain of 21% through the first half of the year. That follows gains of 23% last year and 37% in 1995. In this century there have never been three consecutive years where the Dow rose more than 20% each year...
...obvious--thing we found was that when the economy is expanding, Americans are a lot less polarized. In the stories that follow, there are even some hopeful signs of ways this attitude can root firmly enough to prevent a resurgence of the resentments that can occur when times get tougher. In a period of peace and prosperity, in a land as rich and beautiful as ours, that is the real test of America's backbone...