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| Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:00:00 EST Army kicks off annual war game |
| Over 350 military and civilian experts have gathered for the Army's annual war game, called Unified Quest, at the war college in Carlisle, Pa. The goal of the weeklong event is to improve the Army's ability to understand and fight irregular wars, such as those in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans, while handling multiple competing demands around the world and at home. |
| Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:00:00 EST Mortimer B. Zuckerman: Playing fair on taxes |
| Millions of Americans breathe relief at having filed their tax returns. Once again they were face to face with the complexities of compliance, which is why the average American family spends about 26 hours on the task. Every administration promises it will simplify the tax codes, but 60 percent of Americans still need professional help, at a cost of $150 billion a year. They are not dummies. They are busy, honest people who have to cope with grotesquely swollen federal tax regulations. The number of rules has risen by over 40 percent in the past four years, from 46,900 in 2000 to 66,498 last year. Is there anyone, really, who can figure out the complicated and tricky alternative minimum tax? Designed to stop rich people from claiming too many deductions, it now ensnares millions of middle-class families. |
| Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:00:00 EST Bernadine Healy, M.D.: Preparing for the worst |
| The difference between avian flu and human flu that should be commanding our rapt attention today is that avian influenza, specifically the H5N1 strain known as bird flu, threatens to become the young people's plague. And it is a growing contender to cause a devastating worldwide pandemic in the next few years. |
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| Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:26:53 EDT 'Victory rally' in Nepal |
| Nepal's seven-party opposition alliance has called off a massive protest planned for today, replacing it with a "victory rally" following King Gyanendra's decision to restore democracy in the Himalayan kingdom. News services, however, reported that Maoist rebels have rejected the king's offer to reinstate Parliament. |
| Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:25:21 EDT Egypt: 23 dead in 'wicked terrorist attack' |
| At least 23 people died and 62 were injured Monday as three terrorist bombs ripped through the Red Sea resort town of Dahab, the Egyptian interior minister said. President Hosni Mubarak called the bombings "a wicked terrorist attack." The casualties include natives from the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia. |
| Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:30:59 EDT Bush's approval at new low |
| President Bush's approval ratings have sunk to a personal low, with only a third of Americans saying they approve of the way he is handling his job, a national poll released Monday said. |
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