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...soldier who invades Iraq, or he could drop the F-bomb a couple of times (in translation, of course). Better yet, let Saddam use a peremptory “fuhgeddaboudit” to explain Iraq’s plans to comply with UN resolutions. These relatively minor changes to his diction would go a long way toward fixing his image...
...multiplatinum pop artist at the height of his career to do a love-sick ballad album is a risk. For him to do it without any meddling from his record company is a minor miracle--and a tribute to Beck's business savvy. When he arrived on the scene with 1993's Loser, a lo-fi novelty hit from which most critics thought he would never recover, Beck was inundated with record offers trying to capitalize on his status as the Slacker Guy. "I could have gone with it," he says. "That could have been my shtick. But I wanted...
...result: six patients saw their tumors shrink 50% or more, and four had at least some shrinkage. For all, the side effects were relatively minor. The study was too small to be definitive, but the idea is promising. In principle, the technique could be extended to other cancers and infectious diseases--maybe even to AIDS. --By Michael D. Lemonick Cancer
...security precaution, Saddam Hussein is using at least three doubles to make public appearances for him. The network, ZDF, based its findings on a study by a forensic pathologist who examined 450 photographs and video clips of the Iraqi President. The Saddam-alikes apparently can only be spotted through minor differences in their features and mannerisms?they may even have been surgically altered to resemble the Iraqi leader. How dependent is Saddam on these doppelg?ngers? The study turned up only one public appearance by the real Saddam since...
Unofficially and a year later, after receiving only a “Minor H” despite quarterbacking two victories the previous season. While Harvard coach Tim Murphy rightly hailed Fitzpatrick as a key cog in last year’s undefeated run on Saturday, the sophomore has never received formal recognition as a full-fledged member of the 2001 squad since he played in a limited number of games. How’s that for a technicality...