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...split-toe Nike. Love it. It's all I wear when I wear sneakers. They're really easy to slip off and on; they're very light; they come in great colors; they're the most comfortable sneaker I've ever worn. And they're washable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Soleful Questions | 2/5/2003 | See Source »

...During the Tora Bora battle in December 2001, the U.S. relied mainly on Afghan forces to mop up after the air bombardment. But the surrogate soldiers, due to bribery and tribal ties, let Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda fighters slip away. American commanders didn't want to make the same mistake again. So, at Adhi Ghar, U.S. troops crept up the mountain, blasting rocket-propelled grenades into caves in pursuit of 40 rebels thought to have survived the first attack. It is not known whether Rahim was among them. The mop-up lasted through the weekend, and even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What About the Other War? | 2/2/2003 | See Source »

...thing to slip past the Army's rules. It was something else to get past Anna. "I fought him all the way about re-enlisting," she says, as she sits on the couch rocking the baby, watching CNN. "Sometimes I get so mad at him," she says. "Why did he have to volunteer for this?" Then she looks at him and answers her own question. "He's a really good man, and it means so much to him." When he was seeking to re-enlist, the Army offered more options than the Marines, especially to an older soldier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moving Out | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

Make sure there is no space between the mattress and headboard because a baby's small head could slip between them. Cram any spaces and crevices with towels, and check them nightly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bedtime for Baby | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

...more than a thousand cops. The cases were such a high priority that the team members were made to work overtime and cancel their vacations. Young female officers walked the empty streets at night as bait. But the Red Dress Killer continued to strike, thanks in part to police slip-ups and lost opportunities. Despite the rising body count, Wuhan's police didn't check with neighboring cities, including Yueyang, for similar cases. The summer murders took place in a district crammed with migrants, but Inspector Zhang Dehua admits that his officers didn't check the cheap hotels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blood In the Streets | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

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