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...rifles--didn't work very well, clogged and jammed with three days' worth of blowing sand. By the time her lost convoy came under fire in the streets of Nasiriyah, Lynch's rifle was about as useful as a hockey stick. The soldiers had been instructed to clean their weapons "anytime we got the chance," Lynch says, "but we never really had a chance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Home: The Private Jessica Lynch | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

Dean tricked out his speech--a prepared text, delivered indifferently--with references to the power of the special interests and the need to clean house in Washington. But no amount of populist cant could disguise the fact that the speech was about process, not ideas. Indeed, Dean's whoosh of a campaign hasn't featured very much creative policy thinking. Think about it: Apart from his early stand against the war in Iraq, what has distinguished Dean's candidacy from that of the other Democrats? The propellant for the Dean surge has been almost all style and process--the Internet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hectoring Is Not Leadership | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

...IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei at his home in Vienna. Iran's nuclear program doesn't look like a typical civilian power project. Does anybody believe it is exclusively for peaceful purposes? It's not a question of belief or disbelief. Iran is saying it is willing to come clean and they are ready to demonstrate that. We got answers to all our questions. We got access to the facilities. We are getting robust inspections. But this is a work in progress. We are not finished. And yet your report notes a pattern of concealment dating back 18 years. Their program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "The Jury Is Still Out" | 11/16/2003 | See Source »

...Dartboard can see no reason why she can’t just sneak in and get an apple or bagel or anything else that does not require using dishware. Perhaps there are health code violations involving clean-up that Dartboard was unaware she was breaking when attempting to swipe in at 7:16 p.m. In any event, an explanation of the regulations governing the privilege to eat in a dining hall that room and board pays for would be better than the embarrassing debacle that meals sometimes become. Being greeted with eye rolls and, once, a physical blocking...

Author: By The Editors, | Title: Dartboard | 11/14/2003 | See Source »

...Harvard social events, including House formals, punch events, reunion galas and club parties, since 1990. “We’re the Home Depot for parties, a one-stop shop... The challenge is to find something I haven’t done,” says Frumin, a clean-cut, powerfully-built man of medium height with short blond hair...

Author: By Jason D. Park, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Party Czar | 11/13/2003 | See Source »

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