As Iraq descends further into violence and disarray, the Pentagon is turning to a weapon some believe should have been used years ago: jobs.	Federal prosecutors have enlisted at least one cooperating witness to testify about the role of former Reagan-era budget chief David A. Stockman in a criminal investigation into the finances of a Michigan auto parts company he led until his ouster last year, according to sources briefed on the...	The government plans to limit grain exports, selling no more than 1.1 million tons of grain in the marketing year that starts July 1. The total represents about 10 percent of what Ukraine exported a year ago. The government plans to limit exports to 3,000 metric tons of wheat, 600,000 tons of barley...
B-4, D-2, K-1, M-1, M-8. At times yesterday, the courtroom debate about the law that created a new civil service system for the Defense Department sounded like the judges and lawyers were playing Battleship, the game where opponents use a grid to target and sink ships.	Awoman in a rural South Asian village receives a loan of about $250 to buy a dairy cow. She milks the cow, sells the milk and improves her standard of living while repaying the loan. In much of the world, this is microfinance.	Matt Cardillo's parents were nearing retirement, and he didn't have a clue about their plans. He was only in his early 30s, but with a son on the way and a mortgage to pay, he couldn't help being concerned about their future financial stability.