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...searched sporting-goods stores, catalogs and the Internet for a synthetic shirt that would shed sweat as fast as the Lycra compression shorts he wore under his football pants. High-end specialists who sold gear for mountaineering and skiing offered pricey garments made with an inner layer of fabric that wicked perspiration away from the skin to an outer layer where it would evaporate. These clothes helped prevent hypothermia in extreme cold. But nobody made what Plank wanted: an affordable, featherweight, moisture-wicking T shirt--one that would fit skintight so it would lie flat under straps and pads...
Despite making four apologies by the end of the week, however, the incoming Senate leader had wounded not only himself but also his party's decade-long campaign to shed its reputation for thinly veiled race baiting. He soured the jubilant mood that has lifted Republicans since they recaptured control of the Senate in last month's elections--with Lott in control of its agenda. The controversy comes at a time when many Republicans had begun to believe that in George W. Bush they had found an inclusive messenger who could help them attract minority votes. And the damage among...
...even a hegemon cannot rest forever. Not only must it maintain a vast material lead over its competitors, it must demonstrate a willingness to use its resources to shed blood if it must. The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks came after the United States failed to respond to the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia and the USS Cole in Yemen. The 1993 debacle in Somalia proved to al Qaeda that to defeat the United States, all you have to do is kill a few Americans on camera. The alternative to mounting...
...shed its graphically/visually challenged image the moment it met Sarah P. Law. Sarah glides through campus on a bike, constantly on FM’s call, ready to drop her orgo books in favor of hotter FM assignments. Slaw, as she is called when FM refers to her by her e-mail address, stands out from other photogs for her dazzling style and utter chutzpah. She wasn’t afraid to tell FM’s 15 seniors to stand up on their chairs so she would be able to snap impeccable shots of their uproarious presentations. And speaking...
...look at the raw statistics, you might come to the conclusion that the American family is falling apart,” Al Gore said. “We tried to shed light on the situation and dig deeper...