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...month before?It was so hard to keep track. She had slept with all the servants, but it hadn’t seemed to help.Felicity collapsed wearily on the edge of an ornamental pool. The fountain in the middle sputtered weakly. Looking at that laughably small column of water, Felicity wanted to sob. Her beauty was fading; she looked pale and wan, and even the fumbling attentions of the under-gardener in the bougainvillea had failed to give her any pleasure.Why couldn’t she forget him? Felicity asked herself. She had fled to Italy. She had replicated...

Author: By Lesley R. Winters, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Stable Boy | 9/19/2008 | See Source »

There comes a time in every presidential campaign when the political parties attack the media. The high-water mark of that thus far was the Republican Convention. And while our approval ratings may not be as low as Congress's, we're far from beloved either. But I want to tell our readers that no matter the criticism, we strive to get it straight, to get it right. Our job is to tell the truth, as we see it, and if the facts don't match up with the campaign rhetoric or commercials, we tell you. We know what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting It Straight | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

...leaving millions without power. Heavy rains caused flooding along the banks of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. In Texas, thousands of residents crowded into shelters and hotel rooms paid for by fema, many expecting to stay for weeks. Throughout the region, evacuees waited in long lines for food, water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

...charm and Chuck's tentative romance with his fed overseer, Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski). The new episodes quickly jump back in, with higher stakes and sharper jokes, and creator Josh Schwartz hasn't let the strike stop him from developing Chuck's character. He's gone from nebbish-out-of-water to nerdily assured operative, capable of seducing an enemy agent over cocktails with high-IQ trivia banter ("... and that is the true history behind the croissant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New TV Series — Last Year's Strike Victims — Get a Do-Over | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

...windows for Hurricane Rita in September of 2005, they did not do so for Ike. In preparation, Kodama’s family had only bought food for a few days. Tough times remain ahead for Houston. Kodama and other Houston residents are waiting for the power and water to return, and authorities have imposed a 9 p.m. curfew on the city to ensure safety. Meanwhile in Cambridge, students said they are making sure to stay in touch with loved ones. Akinfenwa calls home daily, despite the remaining problems with cell phone service in Texas. Akinfenwa said he still plans...

Author: By Hyung W. Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hurricane Ike Cuts Links to Home | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

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