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...Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, are just five weeks away, and figure skater Sasha Cohen is a top pick for a medal in the most glamorous event at the Games. First, though, the 21-year-old has to qualify for the U.S. team at next week's U.S. championships; only the first three finishers earn tickets to Torino. Cohen talked to TIME's Alice Park about skating, modeling and living by the beach...
...what critics call Chávez's penchant for authoritarian rule, his popularity has risen--not only in Latin America but also in some parts of U.S. cities like Boston and New York, where the Venezuelan government--owned company Citgo is providing low-income residents with cheap heating oil this winter. Chávez has surpassed his good friend Fidel Castro as the anti-U.S. idol of the Latin American masses--and as a model for other populist leaders in the region, although few have his petroleum resources to use as a cudgel...
Hayworth, who says Rove may have been joking, contends that Bush's plan to confer temporary legal status on Mexicans working in the U.S. amounts to "false compassion." But Senator John McCain plans to push hard this winter for such a program. House Republican leaders say they might accept one if immigrants had to return home to apply for temporary work permits. Hayworth tells TIME that even that would be too lenient, designed to appease "left-wing grievance mongers" and businesses that want cheap labor. Bush may have sounded as if he were running for sheriff during his recent border...
...plastic tarps and metal sheeting that formed the walls and roofs. "The men were going to beat us, so we ran," she wailed. Outraged by this injustice, George cajoled villagers to collect fallen timber and started building a new shelter that should help her survive a brutally cold winter. "Not what I'd call a deluxe chalet," he said after completing the structure. "It's more Hobbit-esque...
...people say they’re interested in fish,” said Snyder, adding that HUDS hopes to add more mahi-mahi to the spring menu, which is currently being finalized. In an effort to respond to similar past comments, HUDS’s current winter seasonal menu includes lobster bisque and mussels, more frequent vegetable samosas, and, starting in January, a biweekly make-your-own Indian naan and curry station. According to Crista Martin, HUDS assistant director for marketing, “the survey has existed for a long time,” but has only recently been...