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TIME's story suggested that this circus was the last thing the President needed. On the contrary, the circus seems to have provided the media with a less damaging diversion from the really bad news of the week. The shooting generated an 11-page story package, while the scathing, 520...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

TIME'S story suggested that this circus was the last thing the President needed. On the contrary, the circus seems to have provided the media with a less damaging diversion from the really bad news of the week. The shooting generated an 11-page story package, while the 520-page...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 20, 2006 | 3/12/2006 | See Source »

The average person might find finishing ninth for the fifth time in as many competitions disappointing. But not the Harvard ski team, which did just that this weekend at the Eastern Championships. The Crimson has met with many challenges this season, aside from challenging strong competition. Last weekend�...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Final Meet of Season Brings Ninth Place | 2/27/2006 | See Source »

Larijani: Certainly we are not going to take the first steps. This does not mean that for that purpose [preventing Security Council action] we shall abandon all our rights. But if there is a proposal that the rights of Iran can be secured to some extent for the present time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exclusive Interview, Part 2: Iran's Foreign Policy Chief Talks with TIME | 2/27/2006 | See Source »

This principle is applied often in journalism; one can comment on child pornography (in fact, major papers often do) without publishing the relevant photographs. Indeed, publishing such images would never be interpreted as a substantial contribution to an important discussion, but rather a diversion that misses the substance of the...

Author: By Paul R. Katz | Title: An Invalid Contribution | 2/21/2006 | See Source »

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