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...Iraq war has a son enlisted in the military (a few others have children who are officers). If Congressional hawks are getting their families out of military service because they can afford to provide their children with better options, then the war in Iraq starts to look not just ill-advised but downright unjust. Suddenly Bush and his cronies start to look like the pampered pansies, while anti-war liberals can claim to be representing the underclass. Second, liberals want to believe that the people who fight in unjust wars don’t have any other choice. If that?...
...hot—too hot. Crammed at our desks like slaves, elbow to elbow, fingers tapping in synchrony, the sheer volume of body heat rising off our backs filled the atmosphere. As we wade stoically through finals this week, everyone is beginning to feel the heat. Unfortunately, Lamont is ill-equipped to take the pressure. Even on a good day it fills up like a zeppelin, the moist air circulating hopelessly from floor to floor. Ventilation is nearly as hard to come by as an empty seat. The windows are sealed shut and the dead fumes of unfinished papers waft...
...possible exposure to the virus before the disease could take hold, and whisked the boys to hospital. Such vigilance may hold the key to survival. Swedish researchers reported in the American Medical Association journal Archives of Internal Medicine that 650-750 people in northwest Vietnam admitted suffering flu-like illnesses after handling sick or dead chickens. While virologists say the study did not use blood tests to confirm the presence of h5n1, they think it could mean that some people may carry bird flu without getting sick. "It suggests more cases are not being picked up, and that the mortality...
MEGAN MCCANN Homewood, Ill...
Carroll isn't the only one feeling disenfranchised. Older folks' growing disillusionment with Bush bodes ill for Republicans in midterm elections, which are less than a year away. Older Americans are a key G.O.P. constituency. Yet a Wall Street Journal--NBC News poll last month found that the G.O.P.'s numbers, which have been sinking, are especially weak among seniors: 58% of respondents 65 and older disapproved of Bush's handling of the economy, compared with a 53% disapproval rating for those under 65. Senior support of Republicans in Congress shows signs of eroding too, with more saying they would...