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...last weekend’s two double-digit defeats, Harvard held 14-point leads before collapsing in the second half of both games. Coming off a 16-day exam break, the Crimson’s conditioning was not at the level it needed to be to sustain a full forty-minute attack...
...couture to sustain its beautiful, frail self when very few can afford these otherworldly clothes? The clients who pay retail--from Kuwaiti brides-to-be to fashion-conscious socialites--don't give the brands much exposure. And these creations are made to be seen. Which is why stars--and, even more crucially, their stylists--are ever more welcome at the Paris shows. A stunning dress on a gorgeous body at a telegenic gala can do wonders for the fortunes of star, event and especially designer...
Clearly, none of the Democrats present the perfect, strong-willed, adult foreign policy package. But the President doesn't seem all that daunting either--he's a slave to his TelePrompTer, rolling out empty nostrums, unable to sustain a serious discussion of his own policies. In the end, Bush and a Democrat will stand on the same stage. The central question will be a simple one: Have George W. Bush's policies made us safer in the world? The question for Democrats now is equally simple: Which of these guys can stand on that stage and make the case against...
...could establish which regions of the brain become active while one is feeling romantic rapture, that might confirm which primary chemicals are involved. Perhaps these data would help explain the evolutionary roots of romantic love, why we choose one person rather than another, even how people can find and sustain this glorious passion...
...Second, the end of American ambiguity toward terrorism is beginning to work. Its allies in the war against terror, including Musharraf, cannot sustain a policy of equivocation. Pakistan-based organizations such as Jaish-e-Mohammad or Lashkar-e-Toiba, dedicated to keeping the Kashmir fire burning, find their profile has changed: instead of heroes, they have become the hunted. It is not only India that wants them now, but also their own government...