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...press conference chock-full of furrowed brows, misquoted facts and insincere serpentine smiles, President Bush tried hard to deflect blame for everything from the Sept. 11 attacks to Iraq’s missing WMDs. This press conference, only the third of his presdency, showed Americans a chief executive trying desperately to do damage control. But unanswered questions about WMDs and shifting justifications for the Iraq war, as well as the President’s general evasiveness, undercut the moral clarity and responsibility of a man Americans once chuckled at good-naturedly. By refusing to accept the slightest blame, or answer...
What hockey playoffs? What basketball season finale? In a weekend chock-full of Crimson sports, the No. 16 Harvard men’s tennis team put on a show of its own for the fans gathered in the gallery of the Murr Center, pounding its way to victories over No. 58 New Mexico and Furman...
Better aim your grocery cart toward the fruit aisle. Studies in animals hint that berries are bursting with benefits. For one thing, they are chock-full of antioxidants, which help absorb some of the toxic molecules called free radicals that the body produces during metabolism. Cranberries may pack a one-two punch. They seem to boost levels of HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, which soaks up artery-clogging fat. They may also reduce the amount of damage to the brain that occurs after a stroke. Blueberries appear to lower the risk of heart disease by keeping arteries elastic...
...above all, keep us entertained. Keep us awake. Be bold, be personal, be witty, be chock full of facts. I’m sure you can do it all without studying...
...aggrieved by TIME's choice of cover story. Why feature a self-absorbed actor for an issue chock-full of stories about real heroes who have given so much for liberty and the sake of their fellow man? I hope our culture has the maturity to recognize the difference between those who are rewarded for how well they pretend and those who give everything with no thought of recognition. The fire fighters in California and the recovering wounded from Iraq deserved to be on your cover. MURRAY HILLS Auckland, New Zealand...