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Campaigning in Wisconsin over the Fourth of July holiday, John Kerry stopped by the Gunslick Trap Club in Holmen, snapped up a Beretta 12-gauge shotgun and coolly dispatched 17 of 25 clay pigeons. "I'm just doing what I normally do," Kerry told reporters. But Kerry supporters see their candidate's hunting skills as a shield against the National Rifle Association, which in 2000 gave the Bush campaign nearly $92,000 and spent more than $2 million helping the G.O.P. ticket attack Al Gore. Of late, the N.R.A. has been uncharacteristically quiet. The lobby has given the Bush ticket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gun Battle Ahead | 7/26/2004 | See Source »

...most important lesson I’ve learned from my heroes this summer is that I’d never want to be one. Their greatness is their curse. They are constantly being called upon to be heroic. Kim has to go to Tokyo, Paris and Wisconsin on school nights; Hercules is on call whenever someone in ancient Greece has a problem; and due to the incompetence of the royal guards, Aladdin has to single handedly keep danger out of all of Agrabah...

Author: By Judd B. Kessler, | Title: Hanging with Heroes | 7/23/2004 | See Source »

...there is any geographic calculation in Edwards' selection, the place to find it is in the economically stressed Midwest. When Edwards makes his first solo campaign swing this week, it will start not in the South, but in Iowa. Exit polls from Wisconsin--a state whose Democratic primary Edwards came within six points of winning in February--suggest that Edwards and his message of "two Americas" could have strong crossover appeal in the swing states in which anxious voters are feeling left behind by the resurgent economy. He trounced Kerry among Republicans and independents, who are allowed under Wisconsin rules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside The Decision: The Gleam Team | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

...nation hope and a positive outlook on the future. He encouraged following one's dreams because that is exactly what made him successful. He knew firsthand the toils of the common man and strove to make the country a better and safer place to live. Paul A. Jereczek Dodge, Wisconsin, U.S. Reagan will forever leave his mark in the history books as the man who not only stood up for the cause and defense of freedom around the world but also paved the way for the collapse of communist rule in Eastern Europe and the breakup of the U.S.S.R. Notwithstanding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 7/13/2004 | See Source »

...unlike the Crimson’s last loss—to Wisconsin at the 2002 Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) Sprints—contentment, and not disappointment, was the overwhelming sentiment heading into this weekend’s Henley Royal Regatta...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Heavyweight Crew Downs U.K., France | 7/2/2004 | See Source »

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