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...that they will continue for years if not decades, Bush plans to use his State of the Union address on Jan. 31 to portray himself as, well, thrifty. He will talk about the need to rein in programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, and he'll tout the modest budget cuts that Congress passed at his request last year. His staff wants to make "restraining spending" a defining Bush characteristic, along with spreading democracy around the world and prosecuting the war on terrorism...
...Kleinschmidt’s chosen pursuit—outdoor education—is a far throw from the more secure trajectories upon which most Harvard graduates embark. Forgoing creature comforts and even modest financial security, she has instead opted for an off-road foray into the wilderness, where she hopes to hone an unconventional skill set before settling upon a more permanent route...
Those issues don't seem to bother the Americans who pop pills and snap up supplements touted as brain enhancers. The latter are often a waste of money. Studies examining the cognitive benefits of supplements have either proved inconclusive or shown only modest effects. There's some evidence that the popular herb ginkgo biloba boosts cerebral blood flow and improves mental functioning, particularly when taken with ginseng. But there's also evidence that it doesn...
...national life is coming to an end. Canadians are justly proud of their record of assimilating large numbers of immigrants from Southeast Asia and Africa over the past decade into a thriving multicultural society. Smart economic management, fueled by eight successive federal budget surpluses, has given this otherwise modest power an influential voice at the G-8 and international institutions like the United Nations. But those halcyon days are ending. Canada is losing ground - and influence - to competitors overseas, and some worry that the country's safe, even smug society could fall prey to the same ethnic tensions that afflict...
...moment, her stock no doubt still replenishing from the double seduction she enacts in “Match Point.”Like Nola Rice, her character in the film, Johansson is a complex being. In the course of the interview, she is by turns cynical and bright-eyed, modest and—when it comes to talk of college—way too cool for school. She handles the interview like an utter professional, until she mysteriously ducks out of the conversation twice. Her explanation? “Sorry, my older brother is here and he?...