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...McCain never fails to mention that Petraeus should have been Time's Person of the Year?is the climax of every speech. This too is admirable, but also a bit half-baked. McCain's vision of the war is simple, binary: We are fighting al-Qaeda and, to a lesser extent, the Iranians. We are "succeeding," he says. "Al-Qaeda is on the run, but it is not defeated." But Iraq's future is complicated and has little to do with the Islamic terrorists, who are rapidly losing their stranglehold on the Sunni population. It has everything to do with...
...early primaries knocked out contenders like Dodd, Biden and Richardson. But for a few lesser knowns, the primaries are the perfect stage for their quixotic runs...
Even before we know how to turn on the charm, touch and chemistry are bonding us firmly to our parents--and bonding them to us. Oxytocin--a hormone sometimes called the cuddle chemical--surges in new mothers and, to a lesser extent, in new fathers, making their baby instantly irresistible to them. One thing grownups particularly can't resist doing is picking a baby up, and that too is a key to survival. "Babies need physical contact with human hands to grow and thrive," says Lisa Diamond, a psychologist at the University of Utah. Years of data have shown that...
...time, who knows? Will Atonement, deemed Best Drama, and Sweeney Todd, the Best Comedy or Musical (we say Musical), even be nominated by the Motion Picture Academy? And if Hollywood grandees don't ornament their big dinner, isn't the HFPA revealed as, let us say, one of the lesser critics' groups? Without the star-stacked, televised party, they're just 82 schlubs with funny accents...
...that's what the courts are for, not Congress, which is why Clemens has already filed a defamation suit. Moreover, Clemens is not the only player who has challenged the report. Lesser lights like ex-outfielder David Justice, relief pitchers Mike Stanton and Brendan Donnelly and others have also disputed the report's claims. Sure, since these players have smaller reputations at stake, their denials weren't as loud as Clemens'. But if one player like Clemens deserves a chance to try to clear his name, don't all the players? "I do not think it's fair to call...