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...Gaza Strip on a steamy night last June, the killer was cooling off with a swim. For a wanted man, he seemed rather audacious, relaxing unarmed on the crowded seashore. But though he appeared at ease, he took meticulous precautions against Israeli agents. Two bodyguards drifted over to surround him while he toweled off and dressed, and then they climbed into the backseat of our car beside him. We were told to switch on the air-conditioner so the windows would turn opaque with steam as he explained why he had chosen to live an assassin's life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Middle East: Inside Hamas | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

Whatever uncertainties may surround the game, Harvard plans to treat it just like another day at Bright Hockey Center...

Author: By John R. Hein and Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Harvard To Meet Minnesota for NCAA Title | 3/26/2004 | See Source »

Bahamians know their seafood: grouper, snapper and lobster don't come much finer than those found in the pristine waters that surround the 700 islands of their Caribbean nation. But what really gets the locals' gastronomic juices flowing is the humble conch. When it comes to scoffing gastropods, only the French and their escargots can rival the Bahamians' love affair with sea snails. Available in variations from salad to stew to chowder, the flesh of the conch (pronounced konk) is white, sweet and most closely reminiscent in flavor to clam. But in the Bahamas' own original fast food?ubiquitous across...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fried and Fabulous | 3/22/2004 | See Source »

Vendler said America’s refusal to teach the arts could undermine attempts to study the humanities fields that surround...

Author: By Joshua D. Gottlieb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Vendler Tapped for National Lecture | 3/12/2004 | See Source »

Which is why the real energy will be spent proving that Kerry isn't solid or strong, that he is, in fact, effete and unreliable. His tendency to surround an issue and talk it to death using fancy language will be Exhibit A. (George W. Bush will play at sounding like Clint Eastwood to drive home the contrast.) As for Exhibit B, the Republican National Committee gave a sneak preview last week, e-mailing to reporters a quote from Teresa Heinz Kerry about her husband: "You know, I say he's like a good wine. You know, it takes time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beware Flannel-Mouth Disease! | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

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