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...public assertion that he has no intention of leaving. "He serves at the pleasure of the President," Boucher said. A Powell exit could cause political problems for the Republicans. The loss of his moderating voice would embolden the hard-liners and hurt the party's efforts to broaden its base. And those who dream of a Powell presidential candidacy in 2008 have little cause for hope. Powell, the aide says, will "never run for President." --By Massimo Calabresi
...willing to give any details. If Harvard's Willett has his way, the pyramid will make a greater distinction between the types of fats and carbs we should and shouldn't eat. Willett, unlike the usda, does not lump most carbohydrates at the pyramid's base or all fats at the pyramid's eat-sparingly pinnacle. In fact, Willett places good fats--those from vegetables and fish--at the base and good carbohydrates--from whole-grain versions of bread and pasta--side by side at the base. Carbohydrates with a high glycemic load join saturated fats...
...such comparison was made when Calvin Klein staged his first men's shows in Italy. Lauren's moves have begun to pay off. European sales in fiscal 2002 grew more than 30% compared with 2001, a trend that has continued, according to Isham, though from a very small base...
...Percentage of annual base salaries that will be lost by Major League Baseball players if they walk out on Aug. 30 and don't return for the rest of the season...
...over the past few years, books, television specials, movies and plays about kamikazes have drawn ever-bigger audiences. Last year, nearly a million people visited Chiran to pay tribute at what was once the nation's biggest kamikaze base. Locals speculate that demoralized Japanese come here in search of heroes. Or because Sept. 11 sparked increasing curiosity about Japan's own suicide bombers. But most know they come because of a Chiran woman named Tome Torihama whom the kamikazes called...