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...Those close to Blair insist that point is a long way off - "three or four years," says one - though according to MORI, half the public would prefer Blair to leave this minute. Penn, who helped Bill Clinton come back from several major reversals, thinks Blair has plenty of juice left. "We successfully beat back the Tory appeal to their base, and we lost 2.5% on Iraq to the Lib Dems as a protest vote. This isn't Lyndon Johnson swept away by the Vietnam War. I think the protest is temporary. Blair has an opportunity to heal things and renew...
...obvious to you, perhaps you missed all the medical drama and debate about the benefits, or lack thereof, of trying to replace the body's faltering production of hormones over the long term. Some believe that anyone who takes estrogen is a dupe of the pharmaceutical companies, while others insist that it's a miracle drug that fights aging...
...press conference to deflect other criticisms of his Social Security plan as well-- pointing out repeatedly, for example, that the personal accounts would be "voluntary," to reassure future retirees that they wouldn't be forced into an unpredictable stock market. And despite the early bad reviews, Bush aides insist that his scheme for reducing benefits is the sort of centrist approach that should win support. "If there was ever a Third Way idea that Bill Clinton would have endorsed," says an aide, "this is it." --By John F. Dickerson
...Japan's traditional patriots, far-right citizens who wear headbands exhorting fealty to the Emperor and who for years have driven their ominous black trucks blaring military marches through the streets of Tokyo. Rather, this new political force consists of young, well-educated, eloquent and media-savvy lawmakers who insist that Japan must become a "normal country" with a fully functioning military and a willingness to take a hard line to protect its interests?a message that has become increasingly popular with a public frustrated by the prospect of a decline in Japan's global stature. Almost without exception, these...
Sadly, HRO members say, if someone has grown up around exclusively pop music, the whole idea of classical can seem intimidating and alien. Members of HRO, collectively indistinguishable from their “normal” classmates except for their devotion to classical music, insist that such fears should be shed. The music, they plead, should not be thought of as academic but visceral—appealing for the same reasons as, say, something like “Signs...