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...military campaign in Afghanistan, the Labour government did publish evidence linking the Taliban, al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden to the Sept. 11 attacks, a move that was seen as vital to maintaining public support. "But the [Iraq] dossier is a bit like the Grand Old Duke of York," says Menzies Campbell, the Liberal Democrats' shadow foreign secretary. "It's been up the hill and down the hill. If it amounts to something of substance, then it could be persuasive. If it's just a set of newspaper cuttings, then there would be a political price to be paid...
FEET At the base are two lion's claws, similar to the ones on a Michelangelo work for the Duke of Urbino--a drawing of a serving dish for salt
...that I will be all too glad to leave behind—horrible food, Carolina heat, communal bathrooms, etc.—the overall experience has been immensely positive and has reinforced my beliefs about the importance of gifted education. I plan on enjoying my last week here at Duke with my kids and then I’ll grudgingly leave with a wistful smile—to paraphrase the old saying, I’ll try not to let the door...
Jenny Woodson, 20, now a junior at Duke, has been a vegetarian from way back. At 6, on a trip to McDonald's, she ordered a tossed salad. When Jenny lived in a dorm at high school, she quickly realized that teens do not live on French fries and broccoli alone. "We ended up making vegetarian sandwiches with bagels and ingredients from the salad bar, cheese fries and stuffed baked potatoes with cottage cheese." Jenny and her friends were careful to avoid high-fat, calorie-laden fare at the salad bar, but for those who don't exercise restraint, salad...
...biting bugs of summer bring with them the risk of serious illness and mild annoyance. While DEET, or N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is a good repellent, its safety is regularly called into question. In May a Duke University study found prolonged applications of DEET caused neurological damage in rats, but the author noted that sparing and infrequent use of it on people--for weekend camping trips or outdoor barbecues--could be harmless. The Environmental Protection Agency says DEET is safe if used properly. So, what's properly...