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...Programme speculated that hundreds of Burmese fishermen had probably been killed by the waves, and that 30,000 people had likely been left homeless. Yet as the week wore on and the official death toll held, a startling fact emerged: the Burmese government actually seemed to be telling the truth...
...were the Democrats exactly rigorous in their pursuit of the truth last week. Senator Joe Biden didn't ask a question. Instead, he used his entire 10-minute question period to launch a full-bodied rhetorical assault on Gonzales' evasiveness: "We're looking for candor, ol' buddy. I love you, but you're not very candid so far." Biden vowed a withering cross-examination in his second round-and then disappeared for the day. Senator Charles Schumer spent his time nattering on about Senate filibuster rules. But Senator Patrick Leahy did induce Gonzales to admit that, as White House counsel...
...live in a shortsighted society that sees sleep as an obstacle to productivity [Dec. 20]. But the truth is quite the opposite. A nightly investment in eight hours of rest may lead to even greater accomplishments. The greatest and most imaginative members of society, our children, sleep 10 to 12 hours a night. We should follow their lead. And we certainly shouldn't buy into romanticized notions of how much work we can do without sleep...
...debacle is a case in point; the former Fletcher University Professor has maintained that Summers was the catalyst of his well-publicized 2002 departure for Princeton, saying Summers treated a delicate situation “like a bull in a china shop.” The truth of the messy row probably lies somewhere between the he said/he said accounts offered by the academic giants, but it is certainly Harvard that paid the ultimate price. The Af-Am department still hasn’t recovered, and West laughed all the way to central Jersey...
...Truth be told, I’ve been convinced for some time now of the shortcomings of the idea of partnerhood as the pinnacle of interpersonal bliss. But now the flames have been newly stoked. Both Edja and Masha had extraordinarily healthy and happy relationships with their husbands of many years. Both women’s partners were, by far, their closest peers, to whom they dedicated nearly all of their social interaction time. They cared vastly more about their relationships with them than with their other friends. They ate dinner together, relaxed together, spoke intimately about their lives with...