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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...President. For all that is being made of Edwards' Southern roots, having him on the ticket isn't likely to change the Election Day forecast in the region very much, though it might force the Bush campaign to spend some more time and money protecting its turf. His Southern appeal was a major premise behind Edwards' presidential campaign, but he never proved he had all that much. New Englander Kerry beat Edwards in every Southern primary except for Edwards' neighboring state of South Carolina, where he had practically taken up residency to score his only victory in the primary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside The Decision: The Gleam Team | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

...Cavalry lowers its physical profile, commanders are relying more on technology to police their turf. First Cavalry is the first fighting unit to use a computer-based information system billed as, with the military's characteristic immodesty, the Command Post of the Future, or CPOF. Much of what it does--and how it operates--is classified, but CPOF combines satellite imagery and digital maps with analytical software and constantly updated information from the field to give commanders a highly detailed view of their battle space. It allows Chiarelli to detect patterns in enemy activity and respond quickly. It also tells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: The Iraqis Will Be Our Eyes And Ears. This Is Their Country | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

...prime time for Lyme disease, and this summer could be a bad one. The number of cases doubled from 2001 to 2002, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), mostly as a result of continued human infiltration of Mother Nature's turf. Carried by a parasitic tick on mice, deer and household pets, the disease has spread to 43 of the 48 contiguous states--although 12 states in the Northeast and northern Midwest still account for 95% of reported cases. (Reported cases, however, may represent only a tenth of the total number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: The Season of the Tick | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

...hoping that the new government puts an Iraqi face on security operations, so will the new government be relying on those forces, principally the U.S., to be the most important prop of its own security strategy. But how the sovereign government and the U.S. forces that operate on its turf are to coordinate decisions on security matters has, for the most part, yet to be worked out. As much as it depends on U.S. security backing, the government's credibility in the eyes of ordinary Iraqis depends in no small part in demonstrating its independence from the U.S. Nor does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rolling the Dice in Iraq | 6/28/2004 | See Source »

...outfield walls will also be raised from three to four feet, according to Walsh, while new turf will be added to the heavily-trafficked area around home plate to ensure it does not become too worn during the year...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Dugouts Headline Capital Improvements at O'Donnell Field | 6/25/2004 | See Source »

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