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...might be possible to give a new committee a sharper focus," Grogan said...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Despite Concession, Protesters Vow to Stay Put | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

...fear. Koizumi says plainly - and rightly - that Japan's economy needs a sharper, deeper recession before it can pull out of its current, shallow one. Should Koizumi defy the odds and prove a wild success, a period of creative destruction in Japan could extend and deepen the current global slump. Yet after a decade of slow decay, it is no time to be squeamish about bleeding Japan in order to save...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Junichiro Koizumi | 4/26/2001 | See Source »

Even for more youthful seniors, who are often afraid of life-altering falls, working out can have dramatic effects. Many say they have resumed favorite activities because of a newfound physical confidence. Others cite mental pluses: sharper memories, better sleep and happier moods. Some of the mood lifting comes from good old-fashioned camaraderie. "It's so nice here, you say hi, catch up," says HealthFit regular Barbara Yardley, 78, who recently hiked 33 miles in New Zealand. "There's always something going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burning Off The Years | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...lucky. We just want to delay that day as long as possible." The wily boss of Baghdad had been pouring money into reconstructing his dated (but deadly) "Tall King" and "Volex" radars and linking them together with new underground fiber-optic cables. That would give the dishes much sharper eyes in the sky and antiaircraft shooters a faster bead on their targets. Pilots on no-fly patrol have lately noticed newly aggressive Iraqi tactics in picking up their aircraft, and they have complained that some surface-to-air missile operator might soon earn the $14,000 reward Saddam has offered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush vs. Saddam The Sequel | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

...lucky. We just want to delay that day as long as possible." The wily boss of Baghdad had been pouring money into reconstructing his dated (but deadly) "Tall King" and "Volex" radars and linking them together with new underground fiber-optic cables. That would give the dishes much sharper eyes in the sky and antiaircraft shooters a faster bead on their targets. Pilots on no-fly patrol have lately noticed newly aggressive Iraqi tactics in picking up their aircraft, and they have complained that some surface-to-air missile operator might soon earn the $14,000 reward Saddam has offered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush vs. Saddam: The Sequel | 2/18/2001 | See Source »

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