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...going to finish that bottle, here are some ways to keep it fresh. Simply popping the cork back in and refrigerating will work for one day. For up to three days, try VACU VIN ($15), which uses a stopper and a small plastic hand pump to create a partial vacuum inside the bottle. RESERVE ($190) introduces a layer of inert gas over the wine, keeping air out and wine drinkable for six days. The PEK WINE STEWARD ($219), right, uses inert gas and temperature control to keep wine full of flavor for up to two weeks...
...energy and other aid, plus security guarantees and diplomatic recognition, in return for freezing its nuclear programs. Because that proposed freeze covered only plutonium-based weapons (Pyongyang has never publicly acknowledged its secret uranium-enrichment program), North Korea's proposal amounted to international payments for a temporary?and only partial?halt. The proposal wasn't an ambitious opening bid in a denuclearization negotiation, or even an argument about "the shape of the table"?it was a boldfaced assertion that the table right in the middle of the room did not exist...
...that many of the major issues that still divide Iraqis have merely been kicked down the road. Equally unclear is how long the Administration plans to keep U.S. troops in Iraq. Even as Khalilzad suggested last week that the U.S. is discussing with the Iraqis the possibility of a partial withdrawal as early as next year, Bush said that "it makes no sense" to set any timetable for leaving. Rice told TIME she believes the insurgents are "losing steam" as a political force, even though their ability to kill and maim at will appears undiminished. When Rice points to "rather...
Number of full or partial days, as of last Friday, that George W. Bush has spent in Crawford, Texas, since taking office...
...leave me exhausted at work. I started dozing at my desk and in meetings. Usually, I could make it through the first couple hours of the morning, but mid-morning and mid-afternoon were danger zones. I worried people were catching my somnolent habits. Finally, I conceded a partial defeat—my body needed help with the hours...