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...also learned that the media are a collection of blithering idiots who are reliant on blow-driers, carefully prepared scripts and exit polls to preserve the air of infallibility that they have nurtured ever since a couple of fellows named Woodward and Bernstein brought down a president. But then, we knew that already...

Author: By Ross G. Douthat, | Title: In Nation, Stability Reigns | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...nothing else, future voters should recall Florida 2000 as a caution that no prediction from a blow-dried anchor or Internet gossip is reason not to vote. As long as the media keep playing that game, the least they can do is make clear that their word isn't always gospel. Early Wednesday morning, they did exactly that. As George and Al continue playing for the cameras on "Survivor II: the Florida Swamp," there is no better lesson to remember...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV Makes a Too-Close Call | 11/11/2000 | See Source »

...enough of an arsenal to blow up the world 200 times and make the rubble bounce. Let's spend some of the money on our school's, communities, and universal healthcare...

Author: By Joseph P. Flood and David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Nader Hopes for 5 Percent Vote | 11/7/2000 | See Source »

...confusing, and not just because he is a speech pathologist's dream. The real confusion is in what he says, not how he says it. He's running harder against Washington than anyone in years, but he's the first Republican in a decade who doesn't want to blow up the Education Department and padlock the I.R.S. He wants to spend a trillion dollars of the surplus to let people invest part of their Social Security taxes in the stock market, yet he promises not to cut benefits, although there would be no spare trillion lying around to fund...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: Gore and Bush: Two Men, Two Visions | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

GRAY MATTER Serious head injuries are just that--serious. After poring over hospital records of World War II veterans, doctors now say that a bad blow to the head may be linked to Alzheimer's. The soldiers' injuries were probably more extreme than those suffered by civilians falling off scooters or playing football (the veterans were unconscious at least 24 hours), but the news is a reminder to watch your head--and wear a helmet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Nov. 6, 2000 | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

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