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...swarmed by snakes. For a more traditional massage, many visitors head up to the Sea of Galilee. Secluded in the pine forests is the Bayit Bagalil, a boutique hotel offering tasty Mediterranean cuisine, views of the water Jesus supposedly walked on and a variety of massages for those who prefer a human's touch to a reptile's. It's also worthwhile to splash in the mineral-laden Dead Sea, renowned as a health spa ever since the Queen of Sheba raved about its medicinal properties 4,000 years ago. (Hint: resorts like the Mvenpick on the Jordanian side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Spa That Slithers | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...said in 1999 that women don't support defense spending as much as men because women prefer to spend money on "touchy-feely things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Two-Minute Bio: Senator Ted Stevens | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...Obama, who had discussed issuing a joint statement of resolve about a bailout plan with McCain earlier in the day, announced in late afternoon that he would prefer to stick to the original debate schedule - a move that left McCain's team hoping for a resolution to the financial bailout negotiations before Friday night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Presidential Politics Meets a Financial Crisis | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...just like your father. Crossing lines of propriety that ought not to be crossed.”“My father never crossed any line,” Frederick said, wryly. “Indeed he never left the house at all, whereas I prefer the outdoors.” The captain of the ship approached them, and Roxanna’s employers lapsed into an uneasy silence that had lasted to the present.What might the quarrel be? Neither appeared to be angry. They seemed to regard each other with a kind of helpless terror, which Roxanna optimistically interpreted...

Author: By Lesley R. Winters, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Stable Boy | 9/19/2008 | See Source »

...time. The economy is tanking, and McCain is still insisting that the fundamentals remain strong; he's also been a consistent vote against financial regulation, a strong supporter of investing Social Security benefits in the stock market and a recent convert to the Bush tax cuts. Voters prefer Obama's positions to McCain's on almost every major policy issue, and the Republican brand still seems toxic. The Obama team believes, as campaign manager David Plouffe says, that "at the end of the day, this is going to come down to the choice: Do I want the McCain agenda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where's the Fire? | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

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