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THE J-TAC
November 9, 2006
Rumsfeld replaced as
Secretary of Defense
, By ERIK WALSH
Associate Manging Editor
President Bush an-
nounced that Robert Gates
would replace Donald Rums-
feld as secretary of defense.
Bush said, according to
CNN, that the country needs
a "fresh perspective" on the
Iraq situation.
"He'll
provide the
department
with a fresh
perspective and
new ideas on
how America
can achieve our
goals in Iraq. -
He has my confidence and
my trust, and he will be an
outstanding secretary of de-
fense," Bush said, according
to a Fox News report.
Gates is currently the
president of Texas A&M Uni-
versity and served as head of
the CIA from 1991 until 1993
during the previous Bush
administration, He has been
a member of a bipartisan
panel, the Iraq Study Group,
to make recommendations
regarding what direction the
U.S. will go in Iraq. \ -
As President of Texas
A&M, Gates has close ties
with Tarleton. *
"I am not the right; >
one to make judgment^ to
decide who
Gates is "intel-
ligent, articulate
and a crystal
clear thinker"
- McCabe
can serve as
\
the secretary .
of defense,
Dennis Mc-
Cabe, Tarleton
President
said,' "He has
a background
in government andjthe CIA,
and I have known him the
last few years as the presi-
dent of a large and complex
university. He's externally
intelligent, articulate and a
crystal clear thinker. I as-
sume those kinds of skills
SEE GATES, ^age 10
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Robert
Gates
President Bush's
choice for the
new US.
secretary
of defense.
Early years
Bom 1943, in Wichita, Kan,
Education B,AM College of
WilHam and Mary, 1-965; M,A„-
Indiana University, 1986; Ph.D.,
Georgetown University, 1974
Career
1966-1974 Intelligence analyst,
cia . .
1974-1979 National Security . ■
Council staff ; 1 k'
1979-1993 CIA; served as !
executive staff director^deputy
director for intelligence, , ,
chairman of the National
intelligence Council, deputy
director of central intelligence,
deputy assistant to the president
for national security affairs,
assistant to the* president and
deputy for national security
affairs, and director
Worked as a private consultant
2002-2006 President of Texas
A&M University
©2006 MCT
Source' CfA, Texas A&M University
Graphic: Angafa Smith
new
mission
By HOWARD WITT
Chicago Tribune
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CLEVELAND c^With
its t\eayy cranes,, arc welders
j and .steel rolling machines,,
the nondescript metalwork-
ing shop located inside a
v hangar hprd by the runways
at Cleveland's Hopkins
Airport looks like countless /
other industrial factories in
this, rustiest of Rust Belt cit-
ies. - . -
But there's no mistaking
th& distinctive, white-paint-
ed, 5-ton steel cylinder, 6
feet high and 18 feet across,
that rests in the center of the
/
shop floor. It's a segment of
a rocket — the first piece of
a prototype for America's
newest launch vehicle. A
rocket that is to take astro-
nauts back to the moon.
Swiftly, aggressively and
. largely unnoticed by the
rest of the nation, NASA has
begUn its next great manned
spaceflight mission, the one
■ that is scheduled to revisit
' * the moon by 2020 and es-
tablish a long-term outpost
there to serve as1 a stepping-
. stone for an even bolder
human journey to Mars.
Here at NASA's Glenn
Research Center and othr
ers across the country, a
new crew capsule is under
development, new rocket
engines are being designed
and new moon rovers are
being created. The first test
flight of the. new rocket is set
to launch in just 30 months.
It has been more than a 1
generation since America
first lofted humans to the
moon and the nation's-
space agency had a mission
capable of capturing tha>j'
public's imagination as ihje
Apollo program did. But for
most Americans younger
than 35, NASA has stood
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tion is still committed to
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til its scheduled retirement
in 2010 so that construct
tion on the long-delayed
International Space Station
can be completed. But the
real passion at the agency
these days is the Constel-
lation program to return
astronauts to the moon, a
goal set by President Bush
in 2004 and-given its initial
funds by Congress a year
later. About 10 percent of
the space agency's current
budget, or $1.7 billion, and
an estimated 20 percent ^
of its brainpower are now
devoted to the Constella-
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News Briefs
Vocational
schools earn
new reputation
CHICAGO — A decade
ago, vocational education
-students might have spent
their time rebuilding en-
gines/welding sheet metal,
] orJearning to cook and sew.
; But on a recent after-
5 noon, vocational students
at Chicago High School
for Agricultural Sciences
spent their1 day studying
the physiology of animals,
creating buildings on com-
• puter-drafting programs,
and performing chemistry
; experiments on food.
In the past, vocational
education was seen as a
second-class education,
; the path for students who
; planned to skip college and
^ head directly into the work-
force. But a national focus
on academic accountability
^nd a high-tech economy
that demands more highly
skilled workers has forced
a- change: Vocational edu-
cation is now for college-
bound students.
Gone are the low-tech
auto and woodworking
shops, replaced by labs
filled ., with state-of-the-art
equipment and computers.
• Courses in tractor driving,
cooking and engine rebuild-
ing have given way to pro-
. grams in veterinary medi-
,cine, robotics apjd. computer
networking. And tKe lax ac-
ademic standards \rf-., once
the hallmark of vocational
education — have been
pushed aside for a more rig-
orous curricula.
The students at "Chica-
go's agriculture school, one
of 11 .vocational education
schools in the district, are
studying to become vets.
But they spend as' much
time' in biology, math and'
physiology courses as they*
do working with the ani-
mals on the school's farm.
"Ifs not as easy as peo-
ple think it is," said Willie
Akerson, 16, as he stood in
the barn in knee-high rub-
ber boots mucking stalls and
feeding animals. ''You've
got to be smart and work re-
ally, really hard if you want
to do well in this school. Ifs
the only way to get into col-
lege and I need to go to col-
lege." _ .,
For decades, vocational
schools were the training
ground for high school stu-
dents who planned to skip
college and head directly
into manufacturing and
trade professions. But by
the 1980s, the economy had
changed dramatically. Low-
skilled jobs moved overseas
and virtually every .industry
went high-tech.
-Chicago Tribune
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Democrats lead inj key races
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) during a visit tp a 'Vic-
tory '06' volunteer headquarters on Monday, Nov, 6/ 2006.
WASHINGTON - The
Republican party's six-year
hold on the reins of govern-
ment in Washington could be
in jeopardy in Tuesday's mid-
term election, as both sides'
campaigns shifted to elabo-
rate get-out-the-vote efforts.
At least two late national
polls showed renewed en-
thusiasm among GOP voters,
but Democrats still leading
in many key races across the
country. >
The election will prove
whether, the historic "six-year
itch" holds true; In the past 60
years, the party out of power
has gained an average of 31
House seats and six Senate
seats midway through the
second term of a president.
Campaigning in Florida
on Monday> President Bush
tool£ a|im at4the pollsters and
pundits who'have predicted
Democrats'will win control of
tfye House Tuesdaty and might
capture th^-Senate, too. "
- ''Some of the folks in
Washington already think
they, figured out the results.
Thafs what happened irt 2004.
... The same thing i$ going to
happen tomorrow. Republi-
cans are going to turn out/'
Bush said in Pensacola near ■
the end of a ten-state swing
on behalf pf embattled GOP
■ candidates., . ■ ■
Most of the key rapes'
Tuesday feature an identical
scenario: Republican incum-
bents trying to withstand
Democratic challenger's riding
a wave of discontent centered
on the Iraq. war.
Pew Research Center
editor Carroll Doherty said
that his organization's survey
reflected a trend of Republi-
cans finally getting interested
in the election.
"The Republicans have
been lagging behind the
Democrats all year in what
„we call political engagement.
What you see at this late date
is Republicans really focusing
on this election," he said.,
"The kind of closing that
Pew1 has found is probably
going on," said Lawrence
Jacobs, a polling expert at
the University of Minnesota.
"Republicans who have been
dissatisfied are coming home.
They're not happy; they're
frustrated. But they're not go~
ing to vote for a Democrat."
-St, Louis-Post Dispatch
Bill Cosby reaches
settlement with accuser
PHILADELPHIA —Bill
Cosby and the former Temple
University employee who ac-
cused the entertainer of drug-
ging and grop?ing her "have
resolved theirj differences,"
and the woman's civil lawsuit
against him has been dis-
missed, according to a state-
ment released'Wednesday
"No further statement will
be issued by apy of the parties
or their representatives."
Constand's attorney, Do-
lores Troiani, said she had no
comment. Attorneys for Cosby
did not return^ phone calls
Wednesday. ■
Coristahd was director
of operations for the Temple
women's basketball program
when she met Cosby, one t
of the school's most famous
alumni and 3, trustee.
She alleged she was
visiting Cosby's Main Line
mansion in early 2004 when
he gave her pills that he said
were "herbal medication"
to help her cope with stress.
After consuming the pills, she
said, she felt hazy but remem-
bered Cosby touching her
breasts and genitals. .
A year later, Constand, a
Canadian, reported her allega- y
tion to police in Ontario, After
investigating, Montgomery
Coun ty District Attorney
Bruce L. Castor Jr. decided not
to file criminal charges, saying
the case against Cosjby was
weak. ' j
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As the case's notoriety
grew, 13 other,women came
' forward with similar allega-
tions. All were prepared to
serve as witnesses in Con-
stand's case.
-The Philadelphia Inquirer
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