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...batting titles (the first when he was 23, the last when he was 40), his 521 home runs, his astronomical on-base percentage of .483. They recalled his military heroism. He interrupted his career for nearly five years to fly for the Navy in World War II and 39 combat missions for the Marines in the Korean War (he was John Glenn's wingman). And they cited Williams' two Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards--but, really, he deserved more...
...response, President George W. Bush delivered a speech on Wall Street on Tuesday, proposing reforms such as longer prison sentences for corporate malfeasance and the development of a task force to combat corporate crime...
Reich’s talk, which was delivered in Harvard Hall 104, called for “bold action” by both the federal and state government to combat corporate wrongdoing...
...RESIGNED. TEOFISTO GUINGONA, 74, Philippine Vice President, as Foreign Minister following a disagreement with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over the deployment of U.S. troops in the southern Philippines for counterterrorism exercises; in Manila. Guingona believes the U.S. military presence is at odds with a constitutional provision barring foreign combat troops on Philippine soil...
ALTERNATIVE REALITY To combat the greased-chicken effect of smearing on so much sunscreen, researchers suggest covering the body with a thin layer of sunblock first, then again half an hour later. Be warned: the old rules about reapplying after swimming still hold. Plus, tans are bad for your skin, period...