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Blake broke for 3-2 in the fifth set, but when he served for the match at 5-4, Agassi evened the count, bringing the crowd to its feet again with four consecutive points. It was more of the same in the tiebreak, when Blake went up 3-1, 4-3 and 5-4 before succumbing to Agassi’s groundstrokes...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Agassi Ousts Blake in Five-Set Thriller | 8/12/2005 | See Source »

That depends on how you count. The Marines were killed not by suicide bombers but by the ubiquitous improvised explosive devices that remain the deadly bane of military patrols. The frequency and virulence of different kinds of attacks have ebbed and flowed, but since the beginning of the year, the average number of insurgent attacks has remained at a steady 60 to 65 a day. And what's happening in Iraq is no longer about just raw numbers. The sophistication, explosive power and lethality of the bombs that detonate have increased dramatically. Defense Department officials believe the explosive device that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Enemy Ever More Brutal | 8/10/2005 | See Source »

...wasn't an insult exactly. Barbershop didn't pretend to be more than a funny movie about barbers. Moviegoers--black plus a substantial white crossover--didn't much mind, giving the Ice Cube hit a $75 million gross and inspiring a sequel--two, if you count Beauty Shop. But it was hardly ambitious, so it was surprising that Showtime would ask screenwriter John Ridley (Three Kings) to adapt it for TV. "My first reaction was, 'Oh, that's what I want to do,'" Ridley says sarcastically. "Remaking somebody else's movie--that's what I want to be remembered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: A Movie Hit, Restyled | 8/7/2005 | See Source »

...mayor's son--you don't have to do anything,'" Daley says. "I've worked very hard to be where I am. People know who I am in this city, and they respect me." He just has to hope that in Chicago, that's what will count most. --Reported by Wendy Cole, Elizabeth Coady and Eric Ferkenhoff/Chicago

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ghosts in the Machine | 8/1/2005 | See Source »

...only all together at lunch, we manage to cram as much silliness and Yo Mama jokes into half an hour as possible. Everyone can be himself or herself and make jokes at each other's expense, but no hard feelings are taken. I truly believe I could count on them to back me up in an argument or when I've forgotten something at school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Calvin Streit, Oak Park, Illinois | 7/29/2005 | See Source »

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