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...Crimson—and wholly unmentioned in the article about this year’s illness. I remember the 2001 incident vividly: Harvard University Police Department officers came door to door in the wee hours, asking for sick students and spiriting them away (including my roommate). The stricken ended up at Stillman Infirmary, which, like this year, was frustratingly incapable of handling the mysterious epidemic. Director of Harvard University Health Services David Rosenthal ’59 calmed the masses by insisting that the outbreak was unrelated to dining hall food, the Crimson ran a “gee-that?...
...biggest impact of the Palestinian result may be on the Israeli elections scheduled for March. Analysts expect to see the Israeli electorate rally around Ehud Olmert and the Kadima party (of stricken Prime Minister Ariel Sharon), in the way that Israelis do when they sense a possible threat from outside. Voters will want to show support for the acting prime minister and for the security establishment, and that should translate into even bigger gains for Kadima. The most recent polls, before Palestinian result, showed Kadima in the lead, winning around 40 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. But after...
...volunteer should have been TIME's choice. Bono and the Gateses have the resources to do great things for the world, and they should be obliged to. There were, however, many people who left the comfort of their homes to help rebuild houses in tsunami-stricken countries. Generous people welcomed Katrina victims into their homes, and some individuals who were struggling financially managed somehow to donate money. Although Bono and the Gateses have done great things, people who help others out of the kindness of their heart are even more significant. Margarita V. Vanegas Seattle...
...President's handlers steered him away from hard-hit areas in New Orleans, just as they had during his previous visits to the stricken city. So George W. Bush last week proclaimed himself pleased with the city's progress after his motorcade drove past the largely undamaged 19th century mansions of St. Charles Street. His friends and fund raisers in town insist that the President "gets it," as shipyard owner Boysie Bollinger says. They have kept up the heat on the White House by hammering home the theme that Katrina didn't doom the city; poor levee construction...
...volunteer should have been TIME's choice. Bono and the Gateses have the resources to do great things for the world, and they should be obliged to. There were, however, many people who left the comfort of their homes to help rebuild houses in tsunami-stricken countries. Generous people welcomed Katrina victims into their homes, and some individuals who were struggling financially managed somehow to donate money. Although Bono and the Gateses have done great things, people who help others out of the kindness of their heart are even more significant...