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...spectrum. "Convicted felons have explained that they more likely would confess to an investigator who treated them with respect," according to a November 2002 issue of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. The interview should be a seduction, not a showdown. Suspects should be encouraged to explain their crimes as somehow rational. As any cop or reporter will tell you, most people want to tell their story, given the right incentive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: What Works and What Doesn't Work: The Rules Of Interrogation | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

...however, the clandestine approach failed. Sowle had her uncomfortable meeting with the lesbian couple the last week of February, and by March 1, rumors of the impending marriages had somehow leaked to reporters. That morning, Thorpe and the county officials who were in on the plan held a contentious five-hour meeting over when to begin issuing licenses. Thorpe wanted to delay, but others were worried that a gay couple would sue the county or that conservatives who had heard the leaks would pre-emptively sue. An exhausted Thorpe finally conceded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Oregon Eloped | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

Denial was of little use because the pictures told the story in a universal language of domination. And the perps in the pictures were somehow familiar, the giddy weekend warriors under the command of the traveling window-blind salesman, the boy next door--and the girl. This time women can't privately tell one another that if only we were in charge, we might all have a chance of getting along, because there she is, Private England, gloating, holding the leash. And the female general in command was telling reporters last summer that conditions were so much nicer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Their Humiliation, and Ours | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

...problems to have asthma. It's not clear what the two diseases have in common, but one possibility is that the bacteria that cause ear infections may play a role in the development of asthma. It could also be that the antibiotics used to clear up ear infections somehow increase a child's asthma risk. The study showed that children's ear-infection rates go up as their parents' education level increases, possibly because those kids tend to spend more time in day care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Kids, Ears And Asthma | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

...thin suit from menswear designer du jour Hedi Slimane - or David Beckham can step out in a sarong. "Men are much more receptive to the idea of looking fashionable," says retailer Seper. "There was previously a misunderstanding that if you took an interest in yourself, your masculinity was diminished somehow, whereas now (male grooming) is accepted, in fact it's sought after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trousers on the Prowl | 5/12/2004 | See Source »

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