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Six years after Donald Rumsfeld agreed to a second tour of duty as secretary of defense, to rebuild the military, Chief of Staff Peter Schoomaker told Congress his Army "will break" if not relieved of the present burdens. Colin Powell says the Army is "almost broken." This week, Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said there is a significant risk that the United States today may be unable to respond quickly and fully to another crisis should it arise. Howls erupted across the spectrum for more billions for more men for the Army and Marine Corps....

The Rev. Waters: Congresswoman 'preaches' in Tulsa Oklahoman Editorial Supporters of reparations for victims and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race war have lost every political and legal battle they've waged. The fight hasn't left them, though. Judging from remarks made Sunday, the effort has morphed into a subset of the general dissatisfaction with the Bush administration. Led by U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the meeting was aptly held in a Tulsa church. A reporter described it as a congressional hearing "that sounded more like a revival meeting." To us it sounded more like a Michael Moore rally. Waters preached...