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...resignation bug has also spread to the House, where three senior Republicans--former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, former Republican Conference chairwoman Deb Pryce and seven-term veteran Ray LaHood of Illinois--are among the 18 who have had enough. One more big Republican retirement (or scandal), and Democrats may start thinking that Christmas has come early...
...plan to upgrade Paraguaná and increase its capacity to process Venezuela's abundant heavy crude from 50,000 bbl. to 130,000 bbl. per day. But workers say they have yet to see the project move ahead, and some complain the refineries are underperforming. "It's precarious," says a veteran supervisor. "The plant isn't living up to its original design because [PDVSA doesn't] want to cover the costs...
...regained his standing in Russia in recent years, becoming a frequent guest of KGB veteran Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. Still, Vladimir Kryuchkov will be primarily remembered as the former KGB chief who, disturbed by liberal reforms, engineered the failed three-day coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev in August 1991. The brief takeover by hard-liners helped precipitate the final collapse of the Soviet Union four months later. Kryuchkov...
...world of campaign politics, it's possible to be a veteran at 24. Grosso, who studied political communications at Emerson College, has already logged time at the Republican National Committee (where she learned the art of rapid response during the 2004 Democratic Convention) as well as in the White House. She joined the Giuliani campaign in March and soon earned an employee-of-the-month award. The New Hampshire native won't make it home for the primary. "I'll be stationed in New York," she says. "But I'll definitely remind them to vote up there." There may have...
...Guts to Serve After reading Richard Corliss' article about recent war movies, I respectfully disagree with his assessment of Lions for Lambs [Nov. 26]. As a Vietnam veteran, I am always alert for unrealistic cinematic portrayals of the U.S. military. My take on Lions for Lambs is that it was about commitment - and the lack of it. The two college students who went to Afghanistan rather than graduate suggested that national service should be compulsory for all young Americans, an idea I agree with. Those students were contrasted with another student who was neither committed to nor excited by anything...