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...BEEN LESS THAN A month since George W. Bush began getting specific about his plans to reform Social Security, but bookmakers in Washington are lengthening the odds of its passage. Republicans have returned from a weeklong recess telling stories of meetings on the issue with voters who ranged from suspicious to downright hostile. At a town-hall gathering at the Madison #1 Middle School in Phoenix, Ariz., G.O.P. lawmaker John Shadegg faced a crowd of 280 people, 30% of whom by his estimate were there to voice angry opposition to tinkering with Social Security. "They rushed to the microphones," says...
...victim did not file a report with HUPD until Dec. 21—the day before winter recess...
...competition on the Mariucci Arena ice was unforgiving, and Harvard, now No. 12, was sent packing for winter recess after a tie and a loss—not exactly the early Christmas gifts the team might have wanted...
...During recess, the Crimson men’s hockey as well as men’s and women’s basketball teams will face off in intercollegiate competition...
...offer healthy alternatives--muffins, fruit or water--at food sales and encouraged teachers to reward kids with coupons redeemable at in-school stores for nonfood prizes. She has a new assignment for herself as well: addressing the state's lack of adequate physical-education programs and the cancellation of recess. "We cram them full of unhealthy food and don't let them expend it," says Combs. "It's a recipe for disaster." Look for a Susan Combs recipe to fix that...