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...performer. His hair now dyed jet-black to look better on camera, he wishes a speedy recovery to Sullivan, recently injured in a car accident. He sings ballads, mostly, and behaves himself from the waist down, mostly. For a second he shouts, "You ain't nothin'..." as if to launch into the heretical "Hound Dog," but that's just a goof; he stops and quickly grins. At the end of his final appearance, Elvis offers a prayer for the viewers: "May God bless ya, as He's blessed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Happy Birthday, Elvis | 1/8/2003 | See Source »

...four, the Harvard women’s basketball team appeared to be in trouble with 40 seconds remaining Dec. 19. The momentum was on Wagner’s side, the Crimson seemed to be fading and the Seahawks’ hot hand of the night was about to launch yet another three-pointer...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cserny Dominant at Wagner | 1/6/2003 | See Source »

...attack since the one that prompted the full-blown armored invasion of the West Bank last March. But Washington's concerns may not be the only reason: Israeli forces hold most Palestinian towns on the West Bank under siege and conduct regular raids and assassinations targeting suspected terrorists; they launch air strikes against leaders of radical groups and any facilities suspected of providing assistance to terror attacks; they bulldoze the homes of known militants and impose constant curfews and closures on whole towns and cities. In other words, there may not be many more military options to counter terror attacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tel Aviv Terror a Reminder of a Bloody Stalemate | 1/6/2003 | See Source »

...past three decades." It seems as if everyone is trying to get in on that show; Beagle is one of five spacecraft heading to Mars next year. Pillinger's pod will hitch a ride on the $200 million European Space Agency's Mars Express mission, which will also launch a satellite around the planet. Next comes the $650 million NASA Mars Exploration project, which is actually two separate rover missions. And around the same time, Japan's $132 million Nozomi orbiter will arrive to test the Martian atmosphere. Those price tags are modest, compared to the $100 billion price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rush Hour on Mars | 1/5/2003 | See Source »

After 9/11, Cheney supported Bush in aggressively applying the President's unilateral powers - for example, creating military tribunals through a presidential order rather than seeking legislation from Congress. Cheney was the Administration figure who pushed hardest against Democrats on Capitol Hill who wanted to launch a probe into the intelligence failures before 9/11. They eventually got their way, but Cheney stalled them for a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 7 Clues To Understanding Dick Cheney | 12/30/2002 | See Source »

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