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...LeBron, baby. I can play on this level. I got some game.' BARACK OBAMA, Democratic Senator from Illinois, comparing himself to NBA star LeBron James, as quoted in the new biography Obama: From Promise to Power...
...Japanese soil. Fearing it was so small it would be taken as a souvenir, a commander ordered the original flag removed. When a bigger one went up four hours later--and photographer Joe Rosen-thal captured the image--Lindberg was back in combat. He was given the Silver Star for his valor. But it was the second set of flag-raising Marines that was widely acclaimed. "I was called a liar," he said of his push for recognition...
Burly relief pitcher Rod Beck, a three-time All-Star with 286 saves in his career, will be remembered for his menacing sliders, 90-m.p.h. fastballs and career-best 51 saves for the Chicago Cubs in 1998. But the blue-collar "Shooter" will also take his place in history for his 2003 stint with the Cubs' Triple-A Iowa team. Though depressed and struggling to get back to the majors after elbow surgery, the colorful closer lived in his RV outside the team's Des Moines stadium, regularly opening his home to players and fans for post-game parties. Beck...
MAILBAG Biggest mail getter: Bloomberg and Schwarzenegger 46% The Wall Street mogul and the Hollywood star have shown Washington how to get things done 54% The Mayor of Gotham and the Kindergarten Cop just want to create a nanny state HOW TO REACH US Our e-mail address is letters@time.com Please do not send attachments. Our fax number is 1-212-522-8949. Or you can send your letter to: TIME Magazine Letters, Time & Life Building, Rockefeller Center, New York, N.Y. 10020. Letters should include the writer's full name, address and home telephone and may be edited for purposes...
...mystery is how well former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is doing. The "Law and Order" star is doing well in the polls, but because he is officially only "testing the waters," and has not formally entered the race, he will not have to file a report with the Federal Election Commission until October. As for the other GOP contenders, none is expected to raise much more than $1 million, further cementing the perception that their chances of breaking into the top tier of candidates are small...