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Doubts about the future of the American effort in Iraq have smoldered at a low burn for months, rising and falling in intensity with the undulations of the U.S. death rate. But when George W. Bush and John Kerry square off this week in Coral Gables, Fla., in the first of three presidential debates, Iraq will be the main--and surely most vital--subject. Both candidates spent the days leading up to the face-off sharpening their differences over the state of the occupation. At a speech in New York City, Kerry trashed Bush's upbeat assessment of conditions...
...Emily has consistently earned her success; she has always struck me as one of the hardest workers in the sport,” she said. “She’s driven by both her intense competitive edge, but also her love for fencing. While many people burn out after fencing as long and as competitively as Emily has, she’s willing to keep pushing herself because of her love of the sport. She’s clearly Olympic material.” Harvard men’s fencers Benji Ungar and Teddy Sherrill are also competing...
...feminist, what do I want? For everyone to stop associating me with this whole bra-burning thing. It’s sort of culturally irrelevant to today’s society. I mean, seriously, my bra cost $50 from Victoria’s Secret—it’s expensive—so if you think I’m going to burn it and expose myself to this cold New England weather, you’re crazy. Laughable caricatures of bra-burning feminazis fail to recognize that contemporary feminism comes in a variety of guises, united...
...punched, then drinking and socializing as the mood strikes. By Sunday night, though, she seemed a little weary. “I thought about just coming in and getting my card punched,” she said. “But then I had a beer.” Burn-out might be Meghan’s biggest obstacle, but for Ryan Travia, director of the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services, alcohol is the elephant in the room. “The not-so-subtle implication about who can drink the most and remain standing after 30 consecutive...
...reggae artists today. Another popular artist, Elephant Man (O'Neil Bryant, 29) declares in one song, "When you hear a lesbian getting raped/ It's not our fault ... Two women in bed/ That's two Sodomites who should be dead." Another, Bounty Killer (Rodney Price, 33), urges listeners to burn "Mister Fagoty" and make him "wince in agony...