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...faces an uphill battle. The Sun, Britain's largest tabloid, called him blair the betrayer for going along with the treaty. Three-quarters of Britons surveyed last week by the New Frontiers Foundation, an anticonstitution group, agreed that "Britain will be more prosperous and secure if we keep the pound, say no to the constitution, and insist on the E.U. giving back powers over trade, the economy and other things, to its member states." Blair came to office determined to put Britain "at the heart of Europe," but his loyalty to George W. Bush's Iraq policy has damaged...
While members at the Alaska Club East, a 108,000-sq.-ft. health club in Anchorage, pound treadmills and pump weights, the kitchen staff at the facility's restaurant is getting a workout of its own. Baker Bil Hess hustles fresh strawberry-carob cookies out of the oven, replacing them with a sugar-free carrot cake. Nearby, chef Vicki Carter grills cuts of wild boar, reindeer hot dogs and other local game. Carter and her crew make about 150 health-conscious but palate-pleasing meals a day. "We serve people in swimsuits next to others in work suits," says Carter...
...Officers were dispatched to Pound Hall on a report of shouting in the lobby. Officers confirmed that the parties were on a debate team and advised the parties to keep the debating in the forum room...
...hesitated to pound the bully pulpit on issues of importance to Harvard and higher education, from affirmative action to financial...
Nutritionists applaud Beall's efforts--to a point. "This is terrific," says Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. "But let's not forget that Ruby Tuesday also sells a colossal burger that is a pound of meat [14 oz. to be precise] with cheese--a real heart stopper. Some of their food is healthier, but this is not health food." Jacobson insists that too many people will look past the calorie, fat, carb and fiber counts on the menu. What's needed, he says, is sanity in portion sizes...