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...secretary Ari Fleischer to the effect that the cheapest way to disarm Iraq would simply be the assassination of its leader. But even among those willing to pursue disarmament, the a priori goal of "regime-change" is not widely shared, and language as intemperate as Fleischer's - and more sober comments by other Administration officials suggesting that action may be necessary no matter what the outcome of the inspection process - is likely to reinforce suspicion that the U.S. is simply trying to trigger an internationally-sanctioned invasion. But the position of the Russians and others that no new resolutions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UN-Iraq Agreement Muddies U.S. Objectives | 10/1/2002 | See Source »

...masturbation lost its fun?) to "The Slut Test" (Do you own a midget who serves you sex in the night?), all of which are free. The quizzes at rateyourself.com range from "What Kind of Underwear Is Right for You?" to "Are You a Creative Lover?" Even the more sober topics, like "Should You Go to Graduate School" and "Does Your Boss Take Advantage of You?" take less than 10 minutes to complete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Breed of Dog Are You? | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

...this journey, I believed ... the Great Abrahamic Hope was an oasis in the deepest deserts of antiquity, and all we had to do was track him down and his descendants would live in perpetual harmony, dancing Kumbaya around the campfire. That oasis, I realized, is just a mirage." The sober understanding Feiler ends up with, however, is a more realistic basis from which to seek reconciliation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Legacy of Abraham | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

...just another surprise milestone for America’s greatest sonic scientist—it was a worthy document of late 90s exuberance. Beck’s new album, Sea Change, is also telling of its time, fueled as it is by the kind of regretful, sober sensations that come after the big party has ended. But having reportedly broken up with his long-time girlfriend last year, the man has his personal reasons to sing the folk-country blues that fill Sea Change. It’s heavy and heady stuff for Beck, whose past aversion to sticking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Music | 9/26/2002 | See Source »

Like last week's 9/11 commemoration, the first anniversary of PEARL HARBOR was a sober event for the nation. But there was a war to win, and that was the focus of TIME's issue of Dec. 7, 1942, featuring Admiral Ernest J. King on the cover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: 60 Years Ago In TIME | 9/23/2002 | See Source »

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