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There are now reports that the Yankees, in fact, encouraged Minaya to offer his seemingly outrageous deal to Martinez in an attempt to trump the Red Sox and leave them empty-handed in the free-agent pitching derby. I just don’t know whom to trust anymore...

Author: By Robert C. Boutwell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Loss of Pedro, Loss of Faith | 12/15/2004 | See Source »

...turned into a gray, pitted, suppurating mask - a road map to his anguished and divided country. Now doctors have confirmed the cause of that sudden transformation. "There is no doubt about the fact that Mr. Yushchenko's disease is caused by poisoning and that dioxin is one of the agents," said Dr. Michael Zimpfer, director of Vienna's Rudolfinerhaus clinic, where Yushchenko has been treated off and on since he fell grievously ill Sept. 5. "We have identified the cause. We suspect involvement of a third party." Yushchenko has no doubt about who that party is. He blames unnamed agents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dirtiest Trick | 12/12/2004 | See Source »

...Svistovich. In Donetsk in the industrial heartland of the east, some 700 km from Kiev, anger about the election's annulment is still rife. Most people here voted for Yanukovych, and for nine nights running, demonstrators gathered in Lenin Square to denounce "the vile Americans who hired their vile agent Yushchenko to split Ukraine and grab it piecemeal," as one recent speaker put it. Leading eastern politicians are threatening to secede and join Russia if Yushchenko wins. Says Alexander Zats, a member of the Donetsk regional legislature: "Should our legitimate concerns be ignored, the people may take matters into their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dirtiest Trick | 12/12/2004 | See Source »

...obviously phoning in their work. Sunset begins with two master thieves, Max Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) and the luscious Lola Cirillo (Salma Hayek), completing the heist of a one-of-a-kind diamond and then jetting to a tropical island paradise to enjoy their retirement. Unbeknownst to them, FBI agent Stanley Lloyd (Woody Harrelson), still simmering from his botched attempt to prevent their robbery, has tracked them down and means to nab them with a brilliant scheme.There are a few decent comic moments thanks mostly to Harrelson who seemingly takes on the daunting task of playing himself, and the occasional stunning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Happening | 12/3/2004 | See Source »

...cream maker Ben & Jerry's asked a Penn State scientist to build a freezer that won't contribute to global warming, the result was like a frat-house experiment gone right. The apparatus uses sound waves to compress and expand helium, which in turn chills a liquid cooling agent--in this case, vodka. Bizarre, but it works: the stainless-steel canister was used last April to cool pints of Cherry Garcia and Chunky Monkey at a New York City scoop shop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions 2004: Hot & Cold | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

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