Nov. 1, 2007

Nov. 1, 2007—The Army began its recruiting year Oct 1 with the lowerst number of enlistees on the books since it became an all-volunteer force in 1973. –WSJ A1

--Foreign Service Officers Resist Mandatory Iraq Postings. …one [State Dept] Foreign Service officer likened the Iraq order to a “potential death sentence” NYT A8

--“If you can’t say something good about someone sit right here by me.”—Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s needlepoint pillow, NYT B11