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...Then for several years, she spent two to three months annually in Thailand, traveling around the country to learn a variety of methods. Other American massage therapists have made similar pilgrimages. Thai massage has taken off across the U.S. over the past four years, says Mary Beth Braun, president-elect of the American Massage Therapy Association. "In our surveys, we've seen our members increasingly list it as one of their techniques...
...talking to a courtroom jury. Edwards gives the impression of a man continually in a hurry, someone restless and not willing to be grateful for what he has already achieved. He wants much more, and he won't rest until he gets it. He wants people to elect him on faith, not experience. Anyone is better than Cheney in the No. 2 spot, but we need more than just a great smile and a dashing hairstyle. Mark O'Neill Würzburg, Germany By choosing North Carolina senator John Edwards as his vice-presidential candidate, John Kerry has shown that...
...rather than focus on the past, Dean centered his speech on what he identified as the need not only to elect a Democratic president, but also to build a solid base of progressives for the future...
Activists seeking stiffer punishments face bitter opposition from religious and tribal leaders. Like many other professional women, Julanar al-Zubaidi, a Baghdad schoolteacher and mother of four, fears that the state of women's rights could get even worse if Iraqis elect a government dominated by religious hard-liners. "The current government we can live with," she says. "We're very worried about what comes next." Those anxieties are spurring a few activists to venture into the political arena; the only chance they have to eliminate honor-killing laws, they say, is to flood political parties with women...
...wonder if President George W. Bush or Senator John Kerry has ever read any of their works? Perhaps each party should select its presidential candidate through a series of tests and interviews rather than campaigns determined by the size of its war chest. That would enable us to elect another philosopher President, like Jefferson. ROBERT J. POHL Canonsburg...