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...have no reason to believe they can leave anytime soon; the economy has major problems; we are constantly at risk from a terrorist attack. With conditions such as these, only George W. Bush would come up with a stunt like a mission to Mars. It is a slap in the face to our troops, the working class, senior citizens and those of us who are worried we won't have Social Security when we retire. Lisa George Shreveport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 16, 2004 | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

...seek rapprochement. It was a rare bright spot: Italy's stint as E.U. President ended on a down note in December with the failure to reach consensus on a European Constitution. And though observers say his exclusion from this week's summit should not necessarily be seen as a slap, it still leaves the Prime Minister to face the music at home and wonder what the Big Three are cooking up. "Optimism," Berlusconi told the TV audience, "is a duty for the Prime Minister." He always puts the best face on things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Domestic Difficulties | 2/15/2004 | See Source »

...went back to me, and I just took a slap shot,” Ruggiero said. “And I think it deflected off of someone or something and then went right...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Wins Weekend Pair | 2/9/2004 | See Source »

...cover photomontage of George W. Bush sporting a lipstick kiss mark and a black eye definitely got a rise out of readers. "When I saw how you defaced the President's picture, it felt like a slap in the face," wrote a reader from Colorado. That feeling was echoed by many, like the Georgian who declared, "Whether you like him or not, he's our President, and we're at war! Our enemies are probably plastering this picture all over their walls." A Missouri man compared the cover to "graffiti sprayed by an ignorant adolescent." But another Coloradan caught...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 22, 2003 | 12/22/2003 | See Source »

Harvard struck back quickly, scoring its first of two power-play goals on the evening. At 15:12 of the first period, sophomore forward Jennifer Raimondi found some room to the left of the goal and fired a slap-shot by Schaublin...

Author: By David H. Stearns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Revenge | 12/15/2003 | See Source »

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