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...painstakingly trying to forge with his menacing neighbor. However valid Bush's concern, by expressing it publicly he undercut an ally. Likewise, Bush's abrupt abandonment of the Kyoto global warming treaty, whatever the merits of the decision, provoked a wave of anger across the Atlantic and in a stroke reinvigorated anti-American feeling throughout Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taiwan's Bounty | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

...better rows,"said freshman stroke-seat Caryn Davies. "There was more fight than in the Yale race...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crew Boasts Prep for ECRC Sprints | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

...Chapter Five: The End May 5, 2001: Hillegass dies of complications from a stroke. He is survived by his second wife, four children, a stepson and seven grandchildren...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodbye, Mr. Cliffs Notes | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

...right and left, dramatic waves of budding larkspur and lavender freesia descend upon the central flowers like the leering old men. These literal interpretations seem to offer the most fun for visitors who want to go through the exhibits trying to match each flower to a particular brush-stroke...

Author: By Maria-helene V. Wagenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: April Showers Bring MFA Flowers | 5/4/2001 | See Source »

...mother died last week, 17 years too late, of Alzheimer's disease--though not technically, of course. Technically, Alzheimer's victims die of heart failure, pneumonia or perhaps a stroke, since the symptoms of the disease and a series of strokes are indistinguishable. My mother died of some respiratory thing, technically. It might be said that she died because she stopped breathing. Now, I would like to start breathing again myself, having held my breath for 17 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Disease That Takes Your Breath Away | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

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