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...political obstacles Bush faces in Washington. Republicans are still skeptical; Democrats are still opposed. So the President took his sales pitch on the road to five conservative states represented by Democrats in the Senate. His Cabinet will fan out across the country as well. Will they succeed? That may depend on how satisfied Americans are when they get answers to their questions about Bush's idea for reforming the biggest and most popular social program ever...
...comes to spying, Donald Rumsfeld is an impatient man. The Defense Secretary hated having to wait for CIA spooks to make arrangements with Afghanistan's warlords before his special-operations commandos could infiltrate the country ahead of the 2001 U.S. invasion. These days Rumsfeld is even less inclined to depend on the CIA. Instead, he is pushing his generals to field a larger and more aggressive clandestine force to spy on terrorists worldwide and attack them...
...eating fish good for your brain? That may depend on how the fish is prepared. According to a 12-year study of nearly 5,000 men and women over the age of 65, eating five or more servings each month of tuna or other baked or broiled fish decreases the risk of stroke 28%. But those protective benefits disappeared when the fish was fried. Eating at least one serving of fried fish or a fish burger each week led to a 37% increase in stroke risk, which grew with each additional serving. Frying seems to alter the ratio of good...
...Americans in a very public way." Many of the leaders on the Shi'ite slate say a summary eviction of the U.S. would not serve the new government's interests, since Iraqi security forces are in no position to pick up the slack. "When the Americans go will depend on when our own forces are ready and on how the resistance responds after the elections," says al-Mahdi. Still, the Shi'ite leadership remains adamant that it will be Baghdad's call to make. Last fall Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the leading candidate on the Shi'ite slate, told TIME...
Women have come to depend on seamless support panty hose to help coax their stomachs and thighs into a perfect silhouette. A new seamless bra from Sassybax aims to accomplish the same for the upper body by doing away with underwires and the unsightly bulges they cause. What's more, Sassybax eliminates adjustable clasps and hooks, depending instead on a stretchy, completely seam-free, nylon-and-acrylic microfiber to provide support. Result: bulges begone! Sassybax's appealing styles--which, best of all, sit comfortably against the skin--come in various lengths and skin-tone colors and are sold at Neiman...