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...When you move out of Boston to Washington, it’s inevitable that the Harvard ties will lessen,” says Cannon, a former writer for the Atlantic and current White House Correspondent for the “National Journal...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns and Alexander B. Cohn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: MOVING THE ATLANTIC | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...round of midterms is over, and the refrain “Why didn’t I go to Stanford?” echoes louder in my head with each degree of wind chill. November is a grim month in Cambridge. Luckily, Harvard has developed an annual tradition to lessen my loathing for this frigid climate and the never-ending mountain of work. Yes, The Game will take place this weekend, that one instance where my classmates and I will unite to support our football team and experience what life would have been like at a real college. Countless shirts...

Author: By Madeline K.B. Ross, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In Literary Game, Yale Loses | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...Would being caught in the act lessen Banksy's mystique? Certainly, his work now seems to depend on anonymity. Perhaps, in the future, he should leave the mask...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Banksy Unmasked? A Graffiti Mystery | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...relatively short duration? The vast majority of mothers in the U.S. wean a baby by six months. In contrast, most mothers in developing countries still practice the age-old custom of nursing a child for two to four years. A woman need not birth a baker's dozen to lessen her risk for breast cancer; breast-feeding beyond one year might very well benefit both her and her child. Lisa Wheeler, Birmingham...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...relatively short duration? The vast majority of mothers in the U.S. wean a baby by six months. In contrast, most mothers in developing countries still practice the age-old custom of nursing a child for two to four years. A woman need not birth a baker's dozen to lessen her risk for breast cancer; breast-feeding beyond one year might very well benefit both her and her child. Lisa Wheeler, BIRMINGHAM...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Every Nation's Race for a Cure | 10/24/2007 | See Source »

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