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...years, which to some degree help delay the start of heart disease about 10 years. Many men would love to have an extra 10 years in which to make positive changes in their lifestyles. Women who fail to take advantage of this gift do so at their heart's peril. --Reported by David Bjerklie, Alice Park and Sora Song/New York

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The No. 1 Killer Of Women | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

...differences between yesterday's Lebanon and today's Iraq. Perhaps Reagan's commitment then was not as strong as Bush's is now. With the Cold War still going, maybe Reagan felt greater geopolitical constraints to act. But anyone who ignores the parallels that exist does so at his peril. Iraqi Shiites, like those in Lebanon in 1982, have suddenly been released to seek their fortunes in politics. As in Lebanon, many groups will seek advantage over others by opposing America's occupation of Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mideast Diary: Iraq's Shiite Awakening | 4/24/2003 | See Source »

...time. It would be unwise for any contracts to be awarded in exchange for donations to American political parties instead of purely on merit. Creating a stable country virtually from scratch takes a long time and a great deal of money. America skimps on these responsibilities at its peril...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: After Shock and Awe | 4/22/2003 | See Source »

...disappearance of the government minders had been an omen for the journalists at the Palestine Hotel, the peril came from an unexpected quarter - U.S. tanks deployed on the opposite bank of the Tigris River. Kozyrev called again Tuesday afternoon, Baghdad time, so shaken he was barely able to speak. One of the U.S. tanks across the river fired a shell into the hotel, killing two journalists. Others were wounded and taken to hospital. (The commander of U.S. 3rd Infantry forces inside Baghdad reportedly said the tank fired a single round after U.S. troops came under fire from the hotel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Under Fire in Baghdad | 4/8/2003 | See Source »

Nothing slows down a mass movement like nuance. Many protest groups realized that the hunger for antiwar sentiment subsided the moment that U.S. troops were put in peril. "The mood changes," says Claire Gorfinkel, who co-chairs Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace, a Pasadena, Calif., coalition with a 1,000-member mailing list. At rallies and marches, Gorfinkel says, passersby are less willing to flash peace signs and honk car horns. "My hunch is that there will be a reassessment on a broad scale throughout society for a period of time, a pendulum swing, if you will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dissent: Voices Of Outrage | 3/31/2003 | See Source »

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