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...national pride turned to anger last week after allegations surfaced that at least three members of the South Korean women's team may have been victims of beatings by some of their coaches. According to three unsigned letters sent to a local news agency, the coaches allegedly administered frequent lashings with plastic skate guards, hockey sticks, shoes and skate sharpeners: "Anything could be turned into a rod," read one letter. The letter writers have not come forward, but their claims of violence were repeated to TIME by both a current member of the women's national team and a former...
Whether or not you're a frequent flyer, chances are pretty good you'll be traveling this holiday season to spend a few days with family and friends. If you can resist the temptation to bring along heavy, oversize suitcases or bulky packages, however, there's an even better chance you'll start the new year without having to nurse an injured back, neck or shoulder...
...dogged congressional foot soldier, Burr worked hard on the Bush Administration's Medicare reform bill, supports medical-malpractice reform and a constitutional ban on gay marriage and has backed positions friendly to drug companies. Such loyalty earned him frequent campaign visits by President Bush and other members of the Administration. Even so, he had to overcome the higher public profile of his Democratic opponent, Erskine Bowles, as well as his own earlier support for free-trade agreements, which never went down well in a state with two big industries--tobacco and textiles--vulnerable to overseas competition. Burr's win flips...
...boyfriend Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). She texts that she’s “missing you already” immediately after they kiss each other goodbye in the morning and Bridget makes a lot of fuss about their fabulous sex life, or in Bridget-speak, their frequent “shagathons...
...cell with four others and goes about the regimented routine of a factory prisoner who works on carving wooden tissue boxes. Recreated with a meticulousness rarely found in comix, the book includes floor plans, daily schedules and sartorial options. Food turns into a fascinating preoccupation throughout the book, with frequent asides on the exact menu of prison meals, as well as coveted snacks and sweets. Hanawa also introduces memorable characters, such as the Momma's boy, a neatnick who "holds the soap dish with his pinky extended." Hanawa recreates this alien world with laser-like detail, bringing us right into...