Pentagon buys 5000 BFVs before tests amid GAO warning
GAO report says 70 percent of Army Bradley Fighting Vehicles will be bought before live-fire vulnerability tests are completed. Critics call BFV a rolling death trap. By end of 1988 Pentagon will have spent about 8 billion dollars on 5000 of 6882 planned BFVs, with possible costly modifications. new undersecretary for defense acquisition to oversee reforms.
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The Yuppies Make Kids the Big Question of Parenthood
The essay critiques childrearing costs and social expectations while lampooning affluent couples who choose to stay childless. It notes the high price of raising children, the tax quirks, daily chores, and the emotional pull of family life amid satire about modern parenting and identity.
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Teflon saves Reagan in Iran deal
The piece portrays Ronald Reagan in a chaotic Iran affair, uses Mets nostalgia to frame him as unscathed by scandal, and suggests aides and figures like Bud McFarlane and Oliver North face blame while Reagan remains unscathed. It casts the Iran hostages and arms dealings as a rogue White House failure with political theater masking the fault.
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Oil sheiks face limits of greed in shrinking Saudi budget
The piece argues OPEC can still influence oil prices but Saudi Arabia, flush with wealth yet running down reserves, must cut spending gradually to avoid unrest. It notes deficits near 18 to 24 billion dollars, reduced foreign aid, and heavy reliance on oil revenue, with fears of Iran and Iraq complicating finances.
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Fahd
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