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Should we feel guilty? I think so. Increasingly, we are haunted by the suspicion that we could have done something to prevent the mess that Iraq had become. Our protests against the war seem like inadequate liberal window-dressing when you think of the pictures of broken bodies, American and Iraqi, that increasingly burn from the pages of magazines and newspapers. It has been easy to think of, and to protest, this war without thinking of the soldiers who are fighting it. Both hawks and doves’ discussions of the war have taken place in a theoretical realm, invoking...

Author: By Phoebe Kosman, | Title: Poor Man's Fight | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

...spent so much time for preparation,” said Tommy’s employee Deep Singh, sprinkling cheese on his latest pie, sans seeds. “It was all about time. And then there was mess on the table, mess on the floor, mess in the oven...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Striking Controversy, Tommy's Cedes Seeds | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

...over this. And so may the President. Strategists in the Bush campaign do not believe the abuse scandal per se will hurt the President's political standing, but they admit that the nearly daily disclosures of depravity contribute to the feeling that Iraq is becoming a bigger mess. More important, the flare-ups from the conflict are blotting out positive developments. On the day Rumsfeld's testimony dominated the airwaves and the New York Times called for his resignation, it was announced that 288,000 new jobs were created in April. Bush heralded the news to campaign audiences but also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: Washington Memo: What Happened to Bush's Dream Team? | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

...completely honest, I’m not 100 percent satisfied with [the new constitution],” Mahan said. Nevertheless, he added, “it does a great job to clean up our constitution, which is an absolute mess...

Author: By Joshua D. Gottlieb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Pushes Restroom Access | 5/10/2004 | See Source »

...hotel manager last summer, Brad Saltzman had begun to panic by fall. Sure, his bank account was evaporating. But equally upsetting, he says, was that he was seeking too much comfort in the kitchen and was busting out of his belt. Physically and fiscally, Saltzman, 36, was a mess. Then he hit upon a cure-all: low carbs. Saltzman went on the Atkins diet at about the same time he helped launch Pure Foods, a specialty retailer based in Beverly Hills, Calif., that sells only products with comparatively few carbohydrates. Today Saltzman is 25 lbs. lighter, and his wallet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Low-Carb Frenzy | 5/3/2004 | See Source »

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