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Waterboarding? In 1902, American soldiers were involved in a war to suppress rebels in the Philippines, which the U.S. had taken from Spain in the Spanish-American War, then decided to keep for itself instead of granting the Filipinos the independence they thought they had been promised. That outcome enraged Twain. So did "the torturing of Filipinos by the awful 'water-cure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mark Twain: Our Original Superstar | 7/3/2008 | See Source »

...theory is that by activating the virus, then preventing it from returning to hibernation, which is when researchers think it gains strength, it can be completely eradicated. Cullen believes that a drug could be developed to block the microRNA that suppress HSV-1 into latency; once it's active, acyclovir can be used to destroy the virus permanently. Cullen suggests that this new research may also eventually be applied to other latent viruses, such as herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which causes genital herpes, or the chicken pox virus, which causes shingles in adults. Cullen warns that some patients...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Cure for Cold Sores? | 7/2/2008 | See Source »

...thought of being shoved out into the world on someone else’s terms was difficult to stomach. So I didn’t. Until, about a week ago, when the rash appeared, covering my arms in quarter-sized, red, itchy bumps, and resisting my every effort to suppress...

Author: By Liz C. Goodwin | Title: Breaking Out | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...They were determined to suppress any semblance of civil rights activities in the Boston schools—they were eager to get rid of me,” he said. “But like most Harvard graduates, I didn’t suffer long...

Author: By Jeremy S. Singer-vine, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jonathan Kozol | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...tries to hide his darkest impulses under the aw-shucks amiability of a Gary Cooper rube) has committed atrocities on some 20 kidnapped boys. Are these crimes related to Walter's disappearance? And if so, will the cops bring the matter into the glare of publicity, or suppress the awful information...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clint and Angelina Bring a Changeling Child to Cannes | 5/20/2008 | See Source »

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