Small Minority Says Draft Could Happen
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Many military experts believe that reviving some sort of military draft is extremely unlikely, even impossible -- but not all of them.
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Could other potential suitors be entering the picture?
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Rumors of reinstating the military draft, which have flourished for months in panicky e-mails, online chat rooms, college dorms and student newspapers, suddenly dominated  the House floor yesterday in one of the strangest parliamentary maneuvers in memory. With even its sponsor voting against it, a bill to require young adults to perform military or civil service failed, 402 to 2.
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Many don&#39;t realize they are eligible; others feel application forms are too complicated to fill out. By Justin Pope / Associated Press.
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For some, voting day will be violent and disappointing. For others, just plain confusing. And the Sunnis may have to be drawn in after the fact
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The eight Giants chosen in last Aprilâs N.F.L. draft are still treated like rookies in the locker room, but have also increasingly become pieces to the teamâs sudden championship hopes.
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WASHINGTON - House Republicans sought Tuesday to quash an undying Internet rumor that the government will reinstate a military draft after the election, hoping with a vote to kill legislation that would do it, and the rumor as well.    The specter of a wartime military draft like that of the Vietnam era has lingered around the presidential campaign for the past few weeks, fueled by an e-mail driven rumor mill and a campaign by Rock the Vote, a nonpartisan group that seeks to boost voting among young people...
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Some Republicans are upset that the White House has nominated only 25 people to fill the 47 vacancies now on the federal judiciary. Not to worry. If history is any guide, President Bush can nominate as many people as he wants, but most of them will not don the black robes anytime soon.
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John Kerry says re-electing President George W. Bush would create &quot;the great potential of a draft.&quot; Not so, responds the incumbent: &quot;The best way to avoid a draft is to vote for me.
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Some members of the Sunni Muslim minority in Iraq should get positions in the new government after next month's elections to protect their rights, Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) said Sunday. The senators also said they opposed quotas even as they favored an accommodation between the majority Shiites and the minority Sunnis.
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Amazing, but even in this time of goodwill and cheer, some folks are always looking for a fight. A recent exchange with a regular reader got me thinking how divisive things can get.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; Seeking to dispel suggestions that the war in Iraq could lead to reinstatement of the draft, House Republicans on Tuesday hastily brought the idea to a vote &#8212; with the express intent of shooting it down.
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Â· Poll puts candidates just four points apart  Â· Sources say there's no prospect of 'dream team'
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The Trail Blazers have a 25 percent chance of taking the first pick in the June 28 allocation selections of new talent by NBA clubs but 13 other clubs that failed to make this year&#039;s playoffs will be hoping to buck the odds.
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Is Saturday the end of a football season or Election Day? Between speculation about polls and appeals to voters, it&#39;s difficult to tell.
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Jan. 4 - Some players seem destined to make a statement in big games, and some seem to shy from the moment.
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John Kerry says re-electing President Bush would create "the great potential of a draft." Not so, responds the incumbent: "The best way to avoid the draft is to vote for me."