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...fast growing familiar with man's race beyond the confines of his own world, Early Bird reached back toward the earth and seemed to shrink it almost to room size. All by itself, the satellite blanketed more than one-third of the globe ... In Europe and the U.S., television's showmen labored to exploit Early Bird's versatility. At their best, the programs were as moving and immediate as Houston's great surgeon Michael DeBakey repairing a human heart while fascinated doctors in Geneva looked over his shoulder. Europe watched troop movements in Santo Domingo while bullets still ricocheted across...
...fact, while the size of the U.S. presence will shrink somewhat, from 120,000 to around 105,000, the U.S. military is hardly withdrawing. But the posture of U.S. troops in the country is a subject of debate. Critics say the Pentagon is pulling its military back too far in self-defense, leaving operating room for the insurgents. That seemed to be the view of the furious Shi'ites who pelted U.S. troops with shoes, bottles, metal pipes and stones when they showed up to help bomb victims last week...
...soon-to-be-released documentary chronicling a month in the dietary life of director Morgan Spurlock. He says he gained 25 lbs. and saw his cholesterol rise 62 points after eating fast food three meals a day for 30 days. According to McDonald's, the decision to shrink its menu was made in 2003, and is part of a broader initiative to streamline choices and provide customers with healthier alternatives. Also being phased out this year are 2% milk, 42-oz. soft drinks and a 14-oz. fruit-and-yogurt parfait. --By Alice Park
It’s not uncommon for a t-shirt to shrink, but Urban Outfitter’s “Voting is for Old People” t-shirt turned into a novelty item yesterday when the retail chain yanked it from their shelves...
Greenspan's most jarring rant was his call for Social Security reform. He wants to cut future payouts and delay the age at which people can collect. He would shrink future checks by indexing annual adjustments to an inflation gauge that runs a half point below the Consumer Price Index now used. He didn't offer a new retirement age, but 70 is a nice round number...