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...outside Washington." But it is a measure of the trouble Bush is in that when he started doing that--unveiling a new slogan, A REFORMER WITH RESULTS--he was trying to climb inside the knight's armor already worn by John McCain. And going after McCain for "passing the plate to lobbyists and special interests" is an odd choice for Bush, the $67 million candidate who refuses to abide by federal fund-raising limits. So by the time Bush hit Newberry, S.C., and started stringing all his favorite phrases into one--"A reformer with results is a conservative...
...sheep's-clothing snacks like popcorn to such self-evidently fatty fare as Mexican and Italian food. The group's unsurprising findings (tacos and lasagna can be bad for you) seemed less memorable than their breathless sound bites. (Fettuccine Alfredo, for example, was called "a heart attack on a plate.") "A lot of this stuff makes sense," says economist James Bennett, author of The Food and Drink Police. "But sometimes it seems they're just out to grab headlines...
...campaign season progresses, as candidates fight over the differences between "soft" and "hard" money, in between chatting at donor coffees and $1,000-a-plate dinners, we hope our series will show that the campaign-finance system is a problem not just for Washington...
...noted Harvard grad and player extraordinaire Johan Bala '99 has had a change of lifestyle. Word on the L.A. streets is that Mr. Bala now takes his swings on the other side of the plate...Senior Douglas M. Henderson '00 has also had a change of heart. The Leverett House resident has decided to go monogamous. "I'm currently involved in several monogamous relationships," explained Douglas...Jenny P. Silver '02 is such a tease. "It's like there's a party in her pants and everyone's invited," laments would-be suitor Richard F. Flaherty '00, "but when...
Overall, the second half of life should be viewed not as a blue-plate special but as a buffet, advises University of Akron gerontologist Harvey Sterns. "People can approach the table and make all kinds of choices." To help you work up a healthy appetite, we offer you a taste of the future, based on the experiences of folks who have already bellied up to the table...