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...Korb also would trim the overall U.S. force slightly, as well as cutting forward-deployed forces in Europe and East Asia. He'd unilaterally shrink the U.S. nuclear arsenal from 6,000 to 1,000 warheads. "This number," Korb insists, "is more than enough to destroy any possible targets and deter any nation contemplating the use of weapons of mass destruction." (Read the full Korb report here, which also features a nifty ever-rising tally showing how much money the Pentagon is spending every second you spend at the site...
...neither man has the power to give such promises: Nigeria is pumping all the oil it can, so it has no power to trim prices beyond exhorting its OPEC colleagues to join in. And since the United States only holds about 4 percent of Nigeria's debt, its ability to reduce the other 96 percent, beyond Clinton's rhetoric, is marginal. While the Nigerian government may know that, the people don't: A recent poll in a Lagos daily paper said 79.6 percent of those responding believe Clinton's visit would result in "huge benefits" - primarily debt relief - to Nigeria...
...Angeles' Staples Center arena. This week on the floor, just when the delegates and the dozen or so TV viewers least expect it, Joseph Lieberman will surprise everyone by introducing Al Gore's real running mate and Malibu's best-kept secret: Elvis Presley, alive and well and surprisingly trim due to daily tennis matches with his neighbor, Johnny Carson...
...Trim and fit at 5 ft. 8 in., Marty was always testing his physical endurance. On stopovers between flights he would go hiking, water skiing, or rock climbing, or head into the hills on the mountain bike that he carried in the cargo hold...
...swell in virtually every other respect. Its 7-in. LCD screen and 4-hr. battery time were clearly superior to the Aiwa's 5.8-in. screen and 2-hr. battery time. Also, it was better engineered for usability. It is solidly built (it has a metal case) and surprisingly trim, while the Aiwa is mostly plastic and clunkier; its battery pack clips on, adding weight and bulkiness. Sony's rechargeable battery, by contrast, is built...