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...said, Wednesday, "The idea that when you send the bull in to liberate a china shop, [and then] you blame the china shop for breaking the china is, shall we say, somewhat ingenuous, and probably misleading." But it may reflect a growing desire among many in Washington to wash their hands of a problem that, for the foreseeable future, may have no solution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Iraq Bleeds, the U.S. Policy Cupboard is Bare | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...Then one summer when I was about 8 my mom took off her engagement ring to wash some dishes. After the kitchen was cleaned up, we went out for a walk on the beach with her friend Brenda and her 6-year-old daughter, Sally. When we returned my mom realized that her ring was gone. It wasn't in the sink, or down the drainpipe which my dad tore apart, or behind the counter tops. It wasn't in her pocket, or in the bedrooms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Debating the Desire for a Diamond | 11/20/2006 | See Source »

...college eligibility but of taking a shot at a professional career after he graduates, whether it be in Europe or somewhere else.Cusworth does not know where basketball will lead him in the future. His immediate task, however, is much more clear. He has just half a season to wash away the bad taste of last year, when the team’s stellar frontcourt of Cusworth and captain Matt Stehle ’06, the motivating factor behind Harvard’s preseason No. 2 ranking, could not prevent the Crimson’s best shot in years...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '06: Curtain Call | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

...that chicken tikka masala. Because how are we supposed to be attracted to females if we are constantly reminded of the most awkward fact of human life: girls poop. That saucy little crush of yours might say that she’s getting up to “wash her hands,” but we know that she’s really running off to hatch a venomous chocolate bowl dragon. The last thing we want to think about when hooking up is that poop came out of there. We’d much rather focus on the panoply...

Author: By Peter J. Martinez and D. A. Wallach | Title: Your Celibacy: Harvard’s Fault? | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

TIMOTHY C. HOHN Lake Forest Park, Wash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 13, 2006 | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

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