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It's Working: Sneakers Are Moving
Tweet Share on Facebook March 7, 2007 CommentJan Scruggs, head of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, says his appeal through Washington Whispers for soccer equipment is working. In an E-mail to us, he reports that groups around the country are mobilizing to help troops in Iraq outfit themselves in soccer gear but also the kids they are playing against. And it happened within minutes of our posting Wednesday afternoon. Here's what Scruggs just E-mailed to us:
"Shoes are moving to Iraq! Thank you for helping our soldiers and the Iraqis find something to get their minds focused on athletics!
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Tennis Shoes for the Troops
Tweet Share on Facebook March 7, 2007 CommentOur friend Jan Scruggs, head of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, is on a mission to help field a properly equipped U.S. soccer team in Iraq. He just sent over an E-mail from an Army captain who described how his unit in Iraq likes to take breaks by playing soccer but needs some gear, like sneakers.
In his E-mail to Scruggs, Capt. David Moses spelled out the situation:
"Honestly, anything that you could send will be appreciated and would help elevate their morale. I specifically thought about getting them soccer uniforms and shoes. You know, whenever we take a break from conducting Combat Patrol Missions, I watch these guys play soccer in combat uniforms with bare feet on solid rocks. It was kind of rough for me to see them like that, that's why I decided to try to find a sponsor. Therefore, any assistance that you provide will really be great."
Scruggs writes:
"Please send your new or old tennis shoes to U.S. Army Captain Moses. His men are seeing considerable combat. They need tennis shoes. They enjoy playing soccer together and with Iraqi kids. So send any athletic equipment new or old–TODAY. Just do it. Thank You. He and his men would do the same for you if you were in combat. Pass this on to 10 people and you will have good luck for 12 months. Send a pair of tennis shoes today and you will have excellent luck for 18 months."
Said Scruggs: "Who among us can say no to Moses?"
If you want to help, here's the address:
Capt. David Moses
MTR MiTT 2107
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Live From the Pentagon With Bob
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JOE CIARDIELLO FOR USN&WR Nothing screams change to an old setting like a new set of furniture and edgy decorations. President Bush signaled a new, more formal tone when he junked former President Clinton's gaudy Oval Office furnishings. Nancy Pelosi returned grace and style to the House speaker's office with flowers and bowls of chocolates. And Bob Gates, the latest defense secretary, is doing it at the Pentagon.
Distinguishing himself from Don Rumsfeld's combativeness, Gates held his first press conference around a big table in a small conference room. But it was too cramped, so he set his sights on making the larger briefing room cozier. Gone is the lone podium, replaced by a set that would better fit a morning TV news show: a big table for himself and Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in front of a world map. And unlike Rummy, Gates likes to sit, despite formerly heading Texas A&M University, where the "12th Man" tradition keeps students on their feet for Aggie games. "Frankly," says Gates, "I get tired when I stand up too long."
Now the decorations. Gates thinks the office looks better with a few trinkets from Aggieland, says spokesperson Hollen Wheeler. That, naturally, riled the larger corps of brass, who hail from the University of Texas. But Wheeler, herself a Longhorn, says the UT gang doesn't feel too threatened: They outnumber Aggies 9 to 2.
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Breaking Bread Now, Heads Later
Tweet Share on Facebook March 4, 2007 CommentThe groundwork is being laid for the first meeting between the two party chairmen, longtime Democratic boss Howard Dean and gop newbie Sen. Mel Martinez. But it's not just to gab over a cup of Starbucks. Both sides want to make sure that the other won't let states hold primaries before New Hampshire's first. We hear that the gop will activate a rule to punish state parties if they do by slashing their number of delegates at the nominating convention in half. The Democrats don't have a similar rule.
With Anna Mulrine, Silla Brush, Suzi Parker, and Chitra Ragavan
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No Retreat, and a Plan to Get Even
Tweet Share on Facebook March 4, 2007 CommentFormer House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is joining the activist world with a plan to return conservatives to dominance. DeLay calls his new group the Coalition for a Conservative Majority, and it has one mission: recruiting and electing conservatives in all 50 states. He plans to begin building it during an April book tour to promote No Retreat, No Surrender, his blueprint for victory. Ironically, DeLay was inspired by Democrats who followed their loss to President Bush in 2000 with what he calls a liberal shadow party that ousted the gop last year and is aimed at installing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the White House.
With Anna Mulrine, Silla Brush, Suzi Parker, and Chitra Ragavan
