A kick in the pants sets Charleston dancing again
In a recent debate in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidate John McCain complained of the shameful fact that the families of some 12,000 servicemen and women are subsisting on food stamps.
Why is it that people who choose to serve their country must also take a vow of poverty?
In this era of stagnant defense budgets, more and more resources are devoted to maintaining and developing hardware -- bases, equipment and weapons. In fiscal 1999, the military spent far more on operations and
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