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...made him a media darling and a party hero. And staying true to his ideals was almost impossible in Washington, where he spent three terms in Congress - and where horse-trading is the only way to get things done. (See Mark Sanford's mea culpa, plus nine other high-profile apologies...
...almost a mercy killing. The author painstakingly details how their partnership, which started as one in which family values and a desire to make a contribution were shared, came unglued as she stayed at home to raise their children and he focused more on politics. She left her high-powered banking job in New York City and moved to South Carolina for him - willingly, she says. She ran four successful campaigns for him, more or less willingly, for no pay. She spent six years raising their four kids pretty much alone while he was in Washington. At nine-plus months...
...semester is upon us; new classes, new notebooks, new opportunities. The stress of the end of the fall semester has been abated, and Harvard students are looking forward to a fresh start. Ambitions are high, and the concept of taking that fifth class seems all too doable. However, it will be only a matter of time until the stress of problem sets and midterm exams build up. The typical Harvard student reacts to the stress by working even harder, pulling all nighters in Lamont, or doing painful cram sessions. However, this semester, students might find that the key to surviving...
...relationship between body and mind is no secret; a healthy body produces a healthy mind. Therefore, during periods of high stress, such as midterm seasons and reading week, Harvard students need to spend more time doing physical activity. While the physical benefits of exercise are more or less widely know, it is easy to overlook the mental benefits...
...Beijing's determination to keep its growth rate high and its military up to date limits its ability to alienate other world powers. A boycott, say, of U.S. weapons suppliers over Taiwan (as Beijing has threatened) would simply mean China buying more from European competitors. As satisfying to Chinese jingoists as talk of future military action against Taiwan may be, the flow of Taiwan investment into China is crucial to the mainland's economic health. As, of course, is trade between China and the U.S., which also have a body of water between them and economies growing ever closer...