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...Democrats won majorities in both the House and Senate, but with slim margins. From a historical perspective, the Republicans are still in pretty good shape. A single election should not make Republicans too downcast or Democrats too gleeful. Cloyd Gatrell Carlisle, Pennsylvania...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

...Republican-led congress has acted like a latter-day Emperor Nero, fiddling with the issues of same-sex marriage, abortion and flag burning while the Middle East is a conflagration, the global climate overheats and our health-care system crashes and burns. The slim majority that the Democrats have in both houses of Congress as a result of the midterm elections is not a mandate but a challenge to both major parties to work cooperatively to solve the nation's foreign and domestic problems. Kirk D. Gulden Wilkesboro, North Carolina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

Most of what Alexander did was shepherd me through decisions. There are two basic shapes of shirt?regular cut for suits and slim cut for jeans?but close to a dozen collars and even more cuffs. In the end, I went slim cut, basic cutaway collar, no pocket, no monogram and cocktail cuff, which Alexander described as "the cuff for anyone with James Bond aspirations." Fabric choices were pretty basic. Most colors were represented, and there were a few interesting patterns, but the real decision was about thread count?100, 170 or 200, each of which had a corresponding price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Cuff Above | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

Here comes the rebirth of another great brand. Jeffrey Kalinsky, owner of the luxury boutique Jeffrey, foraged through Gant's archives dating to 1949, looking at photos and original garments, and came up with a new twist on its classic slim-fitted button-downs and rugby shirts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A to Z | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

...Sember Hawthorne, New Jersey, U.S. The Republican-led congress has acted like a latter-day Emperor Nero, fiddling with the issues of same-sex marriage, abortion and flag burning while the Middle East is a conflagration, the global climate overheats and our health-care system crashes and burns. The slim majority that the Democrats have in both houses of Congress as a result of the midterm elections is not a mandate but a challenge to both major parties to work cooperatively to solve the nation's foreign and domestic problems. Kirk D. Gulden Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S. I believe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ascendancy of the Centrists? | 12/5/2006 | See Source »

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