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The San Francisco Giants may no longer be willing to write controversial slugger Barry Bonds a virtual blank check for chasing the home-run record, but that doesn't mean they'll try - or be able - to stop him from cashing his mere $15.8 million paycheck this year.
A prank article in Princeton’s newspaper, a parody of a Christmas carol in a Tufts’ journal, and the cover of Dartmouth’s bi-weekly paper—all published within the past three months—have turned national media attention toward the...
In December 2005, nearly 70% of adult Iraqis took the trouble to vote in their national elections. If we are not willing to fight to help decent, peaceful Iraqis establish democracy, what are we willing to fight for? Some commentators have pointed out that more Americans have died fighting in...
But an Iraqi colonel told Time that the captured men all seemed to be Shi'a and came from heavily Shi'a areas such as Hilla, Karbala and Diwaniya. Given the chasm between the two groups' religious and political goals, an alliance between al-Qaeda and the Army of Heaven...
Even then, the wages paid by the security forces are minuscule compared to what a fighter can earn working for a heroin-trafficking warlord. Still, says Jawad, government recruiters are able to play on patriotism and moral duty. "We should not look at strictly on a dollar basis," he says...