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Congressional Democrats are struggling to find the right formula for ending the war in Iraq. "This is a campaign," said New York Senator Charles Schumer, looking forward to a series of hearings and resolutions. "We are going to continue this discussion ... and we believe the more [the war] is debated and discussed ... the less flexibility the President will have in maintaining his course." Why not just try to pull the plug? Maybe Schumer has read about...
Some experts believe that Khamenei will ultimately support a compromise with Western negotiators. Iranian sources tell Time that Ali Larijani, the country's top nuclear negotiator, wants to resurrect talks to resolve the nuclear impasse with European Union foreign-policy chief Javier Solana. The challenge is to find a formula that enables Iran to obtain enriched uranium for civilian energy production while allaying suspicion that it is diverting the material to a weapons program. The outlines of one such proposal have been given to Time (see accompanying article...
...lethargic high-pitched electronic tones; then come the backbeat and drums; and finally, ten to 20 seconds later, the vocals. “Beyond,” “Murs Beat,” and “Get It” are striking examples of this formula. “Beyond” is also easily the best track on the album. The mixing at the beginning of the song is so smooth that the vocals sound like electronics and the drums, once added, never disappear entirely, so the song has a more natural consistency than others...
...Menscience Androceuticals Sporting understated pharmaceutical-like packaging, Menscience offers a foamless shave formula that helps treat ingrown facial hairs, and an ultralight eye rescue cream that combats dark circles from tiredness. Our male testers liked this line, as it featured a lightweight texture, was fragrance free and caused no skin irritation. www.menscience.com; www.skinstore.co.uk...
...Malaysia. But there's a better way to appreciate it besides attending museums and tree-tapping demonstrations, and that's the Malaysian Grand Prix. Scheduled for April 8 at Kuala Lumpur's hyper-modern Sepang Circuit, the tire-scorching event is the second competition in this year's World Formula One Championship, which makes it all the more intriguing. If the much-vaunted first race in Melbourne on March 18 is where the kinks are discovered, then it's in the second race that the real drama begins to unfold. Will world champ Fernando Alonso repeat his Renault success...