Long Goodbye of the Week

By PAUL GRAY/

MICHAEL DUGAN

The former Air Force Chief of Staff, fired in September for discussing plans to target-bomb Saddam Hussein, is thriving on the Washington dinner circuit, saying the same things. He also remains on the government payroll until Jan. 1, when his pension will jump $17,000 a year, to $75,900.

With reporting by David E. Thigpen