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...Wednesday, White House aides fanned out across Washington holding strategy sessions and conference calls with congressional leaders and top G.O.P. operatives. Even as they discussed what to do with their new power, Administration officials conveyed the directive Bush had handed down that morning: Don't overreact. Stay calm. No gloating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2002: The Battle Hymn Of......The Republicans | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

...made some big saves for us,” Mazzoleni said. “At times they got the upper hand, and he was able to make the big saves and calm our team down...

Author: By Elijah M. Alper, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: M. Hockey Thaws North Country With Sweep | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

Among the biggest pro-pot players, medical marijuana was actually kind of a ruse. Sure, there are sick people who really feel they need marijuana to numb pain, relieve the eye pressure of glaucoma, calm muscle spasms or get the munchies to help with AIDS wasting (see following story). But they are not the people who put the debate into high gear. A few years ago, the Drug Policy Alliance--an organization founded by billionaire philanthropist Soros, who wants to legalize marijuana and reform drug laws by replacing jail time with rehab--decided it would fund only those initiatives that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Politics Of Pot: CAN IT GO LEGIT? | 11/4/2002 | See Source »

...outdoor pool. Five rubber-suited visitors waded hip-deep into the water to touch, rub and coo over a handful of trained dolphins, including one that resembled a small whale. The idea of touching animals with big teeth freaks me out, so I retreated to the relative calm of the indoor aquarium. But the interior was no more soothing. Just as I was stifling a yawn over the sea anemones and tropical fish, I turned a corner and saw a monster: a takaashigani, or long-legged crab. Make that a very long-legged crab, for the legs can grow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detour | 11/4/2002 | See Source »

...were making our own mistakes—it was really our fault,” Ogbechie said. “But we didn’t panic, we stayed calm, and decided we need to the play to the speed we always play...

Author: By Evan R. Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Volleyball Sets Up Title Showdown With Penn | 11/4/2002 | See Source »

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