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...Things They Carry" [NOV. 20], on the tokens from home that the Marines from Kilo Company take into battle in Iraq: Since my dad is in the Army National Guard, serving in Iraq, I thought he would appreciate my telling you what he carries. It's a small Celtic cross. He got one for himself, my mom, me, my two brothers and my sister. We all wear them on chains around our necks--except he wears his with his dog tags. We wear them so we can keep him in our hearts, and he can keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 11, 2006 | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

Should we also toss on the fire Dick Gregory's autobiography, written for cross-consumption as a harsh accounting of the racial indignities heaped upon a young black as he travels from boy to man? The book's ultimate satirical trick was to flip the slur into a sales tool. Its title: Nigger! "Whenever you hear the word 'nigger,'" Gregory wrote in the introduction, "you'll know they're advertising my book." Call a man a nigger, earn a brother a dollar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viewpoint: Why I'm Good with the N Word | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

...Estimated death toll, as of Dec. 3, after Typhoon Durian devastated the central Philippines, according to the Red Cross. Hundreds are still unaccounted for 4 Number of typhoons to hit the Philippines in the past three months. Forecasters predict another before the end of the year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

...took three weeks, seven games, and a cross-country flight, but the Harvard women’s basketball team found the win column on Sunday in Berkeley, Calif.“Finally,” co-captain Christiana Lackner said. “That’s the first thing that comes to mind.”The Crimson (1-6) dispatched San Jose State 83-62 to claim its first victory of the season. Harvard fell 96-54 to No. 16 California in its first game of the Contra Costa Times Classic on Saturday.“After yesterday...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Brushes Self Off, Wins Big | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

Saturday marked junior Emily Cross’ first tournament absence since she withdrew from the team to train for the 2008 Olympic Games. Cross, a two-time junior world champion in the foil, was expected to represent a big loss to the squad...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Teams Split With Lions | 12/3/2006 | See Source »

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