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...sound a little contrived, it's saved by the absence of mass tourism. Even with the region's glorious climate and natural beauty, there are surprisingly few of the chain hotels, tour groups or crowded beaches that can be common up north. Life in the south is an altogether calmer experience. People here work hard, but take relaxation even more seriously...
...religion, The End of Faith, which spent 33 weeks on the New York Times best-seller List. The book's sequel, Letter to a Christian Nation also came out in editions totalling hundreds of thousands. Last Monday, however, the combative Californian produced a shorter (seven pages) and seemingly calmer publication that will be a hit if it reaches 10,000 readers: "Functional Neuroimaging of Belief, Disbelief and Uncertainty." It appears in the respected journal Annals of Neurology. And Harris, 40, claims it has little if any connection to his two popular books. Believers, however, may draw their own conclusions...
...have for shoving the Iraqis into a national-reconciliation deal. But Levin made troop withdrawal a condition for continued funding of the war, which is a kamikaze mission. The bill couldn't muster the votes necessary to overcome a filibuster, much less the inevitable Bush veto. Indeed, with Iraq calmer for the moment, Democrats probably have fewer votes for ending the war than they did last spring. And their continued indulgence in these futile, symbolic gestures conveys a sense of weakness and incompetence. Whatever political value these votes once had - getting Republicans on the record in favor of continuing...
...receive frequent updates on their medical condition. Or washing the blood from vehicles used to transport the wounded so that their buddies would be spared the gruesomely vivid reminder of the attack that felled their colleagues. "The more intense it got with combat casualties coming through the door, the calmer Maureen became. I think the Marines really appreciated that," says Lieut. (j.g.) Joelle Annondano, a physician's assistant who served in Iraq with Pennington. "But she was also like a mom to all of us. She was not afraid to give someone a hug when they needed...
...second half, we got accustomed to their defense,” sophomore Spencer Livingston said. “We couldn’t hit the goal in the first half, but once we started playing calmer, we got our offense back...