Newsweek articles from March 2008

Newsweek archives from March 2008

Hand-Tied By The Times.(Howard Fineman; Living Politics)(John McCain; The New York Times)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Howard Fineman There is no easier TV "get" in Washington than Sen. John McCain. When Sunday talk-show bookers call, he always says yes--52 times to "Meet the Press" alone, a record for current officeholders. Last week, though, he...

Winding Down Edition.(Periscope; CONVENTIONAL WISDOM WATCH)(George W. Bush; Barack Obama; Hillary Clinton)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... After hallucinating over a brokered convention (Al Gore in smoke-filled room!) reality sets in: it's almost over. Bush UP - Goes to Africa, where he's almost as popular as Obama. But give him props for AIDS relief. Obama UP - Winning...

On the Road to Denver.(Periscope; A CW LOOK AT REMAINING PRIMARIES)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Never thought we'd get this far with arrows still to distribute. Is the Denny's still open? Ohio UP - Gov, shot-and-beer crowd for Hillary, but her NAFTA record won't help. Toss-up. Texas UP - Weird primary/caucus setup favors Barack...

Home Cooking.(Anna Quindlen; THE LAST WORD)(children; parenting)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Anna Quindlen Sending the kids off to college is one rite of passage. But it's when they finally leave for real that the biggest breach begins. The other day my son cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner, all in a single frying...

A Friendly Ghost.(Books)('Vindicated')
March 3, 2008... Byline: Andrew Murr When a naughty celebrity wants to write a memoir, he calls Pablo Fenjves. Pablo Fenjves first made a name for himself as the ghostwriter on "If I Did It," the hypothetical confession by O. J. Simpson in which The...

'Mad Men': The Novel.(Books)('The Learners')(Book review)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Amid Capeci In 'The Learners,' advertising is so seductive, even the art directors can't resist their own campaigns. An advertising career has always held the allure of mind control: the ability to persuade an insatiable nation...

Web Surfer, Heal Thyself.(The Technologist)(electronic health records; The Cleveland Clinic)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Steven Levy Medical files in a doctor's care have special legal protections. Not when they're stored by Microsoft or Google. The Cleveland clinic, the renowned nonprofit medical center, has kept electronic records of its...

Borrowers Are Out In The Cold.(Business)(credit market)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Daniel Gross; With Mary Chapman In Detroit, And Temma Ehrenfeld And Ashley Harris In New York It's no longer just people with bad credit who are feeling the squeeze. Americans with good credit at all income levels are now caught in...

Fault Lines Form as Republicans Battle.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
March 3, 2008... 'There Will Be Blood': Readers gave a thumbs down to the conservative revolt against the GOP front runner. "What's really bothering these right-wing windbags is not John McCain, but the realization that they have become irrelevant," one said....

The Editor's Desk.(The Editor's Desk)(Editorial)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Jon Meacham Addiction knows no social or geographic boundaries: what John Cheever called "The Sorrows of Gin" are democratic in their destructiveness. I know few people who have not been affected in some way by addiction--in the...

What Addicts Need.(Cover Story: Science; Science)(Cover story)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Jeneen Interlandi; With Raina Kelley Addiction isn't a weakness; it's an illness. Now vaccines and other new drugs may change the way we treat it. Annie Fuller knew she was in trouble a year ago, when in the space of a few...

And Now, Back In The Real World --.(Cover Story: Science; Law Enforcement)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Claudia Kalb; With Tina Peng And Karen Springen A report from the front in the never-ending war on drugs. Seth Norman, a criminal court judge in Nashville, doesn't know a lot about dopamine receptors or glutamate. A cure for...

Sadly, There Is No Magic Bullet.(Cover Story: Science)(pharmaceutical)(Cover story)
March 3, 2008... Addiction is not solely a disease of the brain. The case for holistic treatment. Drugs--We love them. We've come to believe in a prescription for every condition and a pill for every ill. Industry advertising tells us what doctors should...

Every Breath They Take.(Periscope; HEALTH MATTERS)(Column)
March 3, 2008... Byline: David Noonan ***** CORRECTION: "Every Breath They Take" Misidentified Sara Rosenbaum's academic affiliation. She is chair of the department of health policy at the George Washington University School of Public Health....

Island Of Failed Promises.(International)(Cuba)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Joseph Contreras; With Monica Campbell In Mexico City Younger Cubans have waited all their lives for Fidel to deliver. And now? The phone woke Yoani Sanchez long before dawn in her 12th-floor Havana apartment. It was a French...

This Is Pakistan's War.(Fareed Zakaria; World View)(elections and democracy)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Fareed Zakaria 'If [people] are permitted to choose their own destiny -- the extremists will be marginalized.' True or false? In one of his many speeches on the sources of Islamic terrorism, George W. Bush argued that "when a...

Don't Just Call Me Jane.(My Turn)(author on her name)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Johnna Kaplan; Kaplan Lives In New London, Conn. Sure, it gets mispronounced all the time. But my unique name is an important part of my identity. I am so accustomed to people's getting my name wrong that I will answer to...

Good For The Jews?(Middle East)(Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Michael Hirsh And Dan Ephron Hillary Clinton's surrogates are questioning Obama's commitment to U.S.-Israel relations. The comment seemed like a casual aside. Ann Lewis, a senior adviser to Hillary Clinton, was touting the New...

How They Have Lost.(Politics)(Hillary and Bill Clinton)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Jonathan Darman; With Sarah Kliff And Elise Soukup In defeat, the Clintons are remarkably adept at picking up the pieces. Hillary Clinton has always been the woman who doesn't quit. Her supporters testify to her stamina--how at...

With Friends Like These ...(Campaign 2008)(John McCain's alleged relationship with Vicki Iseman)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Evan Thomas And Michael Isikoff; With Holly Bailey, Suzanne Smalley, Richard Wolffe, Pat Wingert And Eve Conant McCain's denial that he had a romantic relationship with a lobbyist was firm, but it invited a game of catch me if you...

Hillary Should Get Out Now.(Jonathan alter; Between The Lines)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Jonathan Alter ***** CORRECTION: In Jonathan Alter's column "Hillary Should Get Out Now" (March 3), the reference to Barack Obama's then 925,000 lead in the popular vote incorrectly stated that that total included the disputed...

The New Monroe Doctrine.(Newsmakers)(Marilyn Monroe; Lindsay Lohan)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Hello, Norma Jean. Again. Marilyn Monroe has been gone for more than 45 years, but she's with us now as ever, thanks to the never-ending string of women (and a few men) for whom she is an inspiration, or just a costume. The latest wanna-be,...

Anne Heche.(Newsmakers; Q&A)(Interview)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Ramin Setoodeh Heche stars in "Men in Trees," which returns to ABC this week. She spoke to Ramin Setoodeh. You sound so happy. I am happy. Are you in love? I'm so in love! I have two incredible, incredible guys in...

How to Act Like a Drama Queen.(Newsmakers; THE EQUATION)(Natalie Portman)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Natalie Portman has lost her head for a role before--OK, maybe she just lost all her hair. But this week she really sticks out her neck in "The Other Boleyn Girl." Portman plays the unlucky-in-love Anne. How does her performance measure up? We...

Perspectives.(Perspectives)(quotations)(Quotation)
March 3, 2008... "It was something you would see in the National Enquirer, not The New York Times." Steve Schmidt, senior adviser to Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, responding to a Times story that implied the Arizona senator had had a...

Elections Usher In A New Face.(Periscope; Pakistan)(Makhdoom Amin Fahim)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Zahid Hussain, Ron Moreau and Michael Hirsh Washington can expect to get along reasonably well with Pakistan's next prime minister. The Pakistan People's Party, the dominant partner in the newly elected ruling coalition, has chosen...

Antiterror Help Wanted.(Periscope; Intelligence)(National Counterterrorism Center director)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Mark Hosenball In October 2007, National Counterterrorism Center director John Scott Redd, a retired Navy vice admiral, told a TV interviewer that the invasion of Iraq "probably" did not make the U.S. safer from terrorism. A few...

To Block A Nation's Birth.(Periscope; Kosovo)(Kosovo's independence)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Rod Nordland And Zoran Cirjakovic The world's eyes were fixed on Belgrade last Thursday when some 2,000 rioters broke off from a protest march against Kosovo's Feb. 17 declaration of independence and torched the U.S. Embassy. But...

The Question is Elementary, My Dear Watson.(Periscope; THE DIGNITY INDEX)(celebrities)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... A weekly mathematical survey of dubious behaviors that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go. It's come to this for Lindsay Lohan: she takes off all her clothes for a magazine spread and everyone agrees it's a smart...

A Reformer Who Keeps 'The Faith'.(Periscope; Fast Chat)('The Faith: What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It and Why It Matters')(Interview)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Lisa Miller Recent popular books by atheist authors have spawned a new generation of Christian apologists. The latest rebuttal is "The Faith: What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It and Why It Matters," by Chuck Colson, the...

When Tonya Met Nancy.(Periscope; CLOSURE)(Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Jessica Bennett In the mass-media age, news captivates us for a moment and then vanishes. We revisit those stories to bring you the next chapter. STARTING POINT OLYMPIC figure skater Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly...

Animals With No Kingdom.(Periscope; Pets)(homeless pets)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Amy Green Low-income families aren't the only victims of the mortgage crisis: there's also a surge in homeless pets. Animal shelters are flooding with the furry friends of people who can no longer afford their property--or their...

This Is Your Brain On Scary Ads.(Periscope; Commercials)(shock advertising)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Jessica Bennett The image is meant to shock: a little girl's face atop a woman's body, cleavage spilling over a low-cut cocktail dress. Behind it, the explanation: "When you look at a young girl as something more, you need help."...

Diane Ackerman.(Periscope; A LIFE IN BOOKS)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... A poet and naturalist, Ackerman is known for rhapsodic works of philosophy such as "An Alchemy of Mind." Her latest book is "The Zookeeper's Wife," the true story of a zookeeper who hid 300 Jews from the Nazis. Her list: My Five Most...

Dolly's Back In The Saddle.(Periscope; Worth Your Time)('Backwoods Barbie' by Dolly Parton)(Sound recording review)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Jac Chebatoris Dolly Parton excels at being Dolly Parton, and I love her for it. On the cover of her new CD, my girl--now 62--reclines on a pile of hay in the back of a pickup truck, resplendent in a leopard-print bodysuit, her...

HBO's Killer With A Code.(Periscope; Transition)(television character Omar Little in 'The Wire')(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Joshua Alston Omar Little, 34, Armed Robber A charming, cunning shotgun surgeon who made his living robbing drug dealers, Omar Little had an aura of permanence--amazing considering he wasn't a real person, he was a TV character...

The Specter of Stagflation.(Robert J. Samuelson; JUDGMENT CALLS)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Robert J. Samuelson We're not there yet, but the Federal Reserve may be steering us back to the 1970s by underestimating the danger of higher inflation. "Stagflation" is back in the headlines--but the term is being misused, and...

How Your Brain Looks At Race.(Politics)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Sharon Begley; With Daniel Stone Not even Obama thinks America is 'post racial.' But neuroscience, like the primary results, suggests we are not doomed to see things in black and white. Robert Kurzban remembers when he felt a...

Planners Wanted ASAP.(The Tip Sheet; MONEY)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Jane Bryant Quinn; Reporter Associate: Temma Ehrenfeld ***** CORRECTION: Tip Sheet's "Planners Wanted ASAP" (March 3) reported that "Virginia Tech in Martinsville offers undergraduate majors as well as master's degrees in...

New Rules of Refinancing.(The Tip Sheet; DEBT)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Linda Stern If you missed your chance five years ago, this might be a good time to refinance your home mortgage. The credit crunch has paradoxically produced the lowest interest rates in years. Rates on 30-year loans are below 6...

NET INTEREST.(The Tip Sheet)(online financial information services)(Website overview)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... The Internet is crawling with smart money sites offering calculators, data and advice. Below, TIP SHEET reviews some standouts that can help you make good financial choices. Analyzenow.com: A former engineer breaks down all the math behind...

How Green is Your Stuff?(The Tip Sheet; ENVIRONMENT)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Linda Stern Greenwashing isn't about salad prep. It's what companies do when they plaster their products with meaningless but inspiring labels like EARTH-FRIENDLY and ECO-SAFE. Sounds good, looks pretty, but how do you know whether...

The Battle of the Banks.(The Tip Sheet; SAVINGS)(rewards checking)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... With rates on money-market accounts and certificates of deposit stuck around 3 percent, it hardly seems worth driving by the bank to make a deposit. But now a relatively new kind of account, called rewards checking, is showing up at hundreds of...

Give It the Old College Buy.(The Tip Sheet; ASK THE PRO)(Mark Kantrowitz)(Interview)
March 3, 2008... Cash-strapped parents are filling out their aid forms in the face of higher college costs, a credit crunch and new student-loan legislation from Washington. TIP SHEET's Linda Stern asked Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, how you can get...

A Chicken-Fried Gourmet.(The Tip Sheet; FOOD AND DRINK)(Fearing's restaurant)(Restaurant review)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Julia Reed Granny Fearing's 'Paper Bag Shook' chicken with whipped potatoes appears on the same menu as a nice foie gras duo. My friend Robert Harling is a screenwriter who lives part of the time in Louisiana, which means that...

Checklist.(The Tip Sheet)(videos, sound recording, travel kit and festivals)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
March 3, 2008... Our top picks for the week Rent "Darjeeling Limited." Director Wes Anderson transports his arch, melancholic sensibility to India, where three estranged brothers hop a train in a quixotic attempt to heal spiritual wounds. "Darjeeling" has...

Quick! Plug Those Holes.(The Tip Sheet; RETIREMENT)(workers 401K plans)(Brief article)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Linda Stern Individual workers can sue their bosses for mismanaging their 401(k) plans, the Supreme Court said last week. But that doesn't mean the millions of employees who are watching their nest eggs shrink this year should race...

Reality's Believe It Or Not.(Television)('Little People, Big World')
March 3, 2008... Byline: Susanna Schrobsdorff Physically unusual people have 'performed' for decades. But on TV, they're bigger--and smaller--than ever. Is this entertainment, or exploitation? Who among us hasn't tried to weasel out of a traffic ticket...

Score One For The Net.(Culture; Review & Rebuttal)(Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick)(Interview)
March 3, 2008... Byline: Ramin Setoodeh If at first you don't succeed, try your show in cyberspace. That's what the creators of 'Quarterlife' did. Not many shows get a second chance to succeed. "Quarterlife" is on its third. After ABC rejected the...

East Side Story.(Profile)(Richard Price's Lush Life)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Malcolm Jones Richard Price's novel may look like a murder story, but it's really a tough guy's love letter to the old neighborhood. Richard Price is no stranger to urban chaos. Since he hit the literary scene as a 25-year-old...

From Ping-Pong To Pyongyang.(Culture; First Person)(impact of a friendly table tennis match between US and China )
March 10, 2008... Byline: Connie Sweeris; As Told To Tony Dokoupil How a 1971 table-tennis match put China in play. Before there was Philharmonic diplomacy, there was Ping-Pong diplomacy. In 1971, nine members of the U.S. national Ping-Pong team were...

The Prince And The Taliban.(Periscope; Royalty)(Prince Harry's anonymous military service in Afghanistan)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Sami Yousafzai And Stryker Mcguire Despite the British government's concerted effort to preserve the secret, a veteran Taliban field officer claims he was scarcely surprised by the disclosure that Prince Harry was serving with...

Attack Ads On The Way.(Periscope; Campaign 2008)(Foundation for Defense of Democracies' TV commercials)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Michael Isikoff A new series of TV commercials featuring sinister photos of Osama bin Laden may signal what's to come this fall: a wave of secretly financed political attack ads. The spots, by a group called Defense of Democracies,...

Win (the Next) One for the Huckster.(Periscope; ANALOGY CHECK)(Mike Huckabee)(Brief article)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Matthew Philips History repeats itself, but not without a few wrinkles. We make the connections, then pick them apart. The Comparison Mike Huckabee's insistence on staying in the primary race against John McCain, despite...

Extinction Trade.(Society)(Janjaweed trade ivories for weapons)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Sharon Begley; With Scott Johnson In Nairobi, Jeneen Interlandi And Jason Overdorf In Delhi Endangered animals are the new blood diamonds as militias and warlords use poaching to fund death. The marauders galloped into Zakouma...

A Room With A Hue.(The Arts)(Jim Lambie's ZOBOP)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Peter Plagens A vibrant new show at MoMA raises the question: why has the color drained out of contemporary art? Jim Lambie's "ZOBOP!" looks like a personal-injury lawsuit waiting to happen. "ZOBOP!" is a dizzying installation...

Lo Mein Street, U.S.A.(Books)(Book review)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Jennie Yabroff Americans love Chinese food. The problem is, most of what we're eating doesn't really come from China. In the United States, there are more Chinese restaurants than McDonald's, Burger Kings and KFCs combined....

The Unspeakable R Word.(Daniel Gross; MONEY CULTUREYes?)(recession)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Daniel Gross In certain quarters of Washington, understatement and euphemism, verging on denial, are par for the course. Testifying before Congress, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke conducted a master class in the art of...

Arab-America's Store.(Business)(Wal-Mart stores open in Middle East)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Keith Naughton Wal-Mart stocks falafel, olives and Islamic greeting cards to attract Dearborn's ethnic shoppers. As Arwa Hamad strolls a new Wal-Mart, an eight-foot display of olive oil stops her in her tracks. "Oh, wow," she...

A Concert Aims For Perfect Harmony.(Culture)(New York Philharmonic performs in North Korea)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Melinda Liu The N.Y. Philharmonic brings cultural diplomacy to North Korea, but the real encore may take a while. Kim Jung Rok's ears pricked up when he heard that the New York Philharmonic would play in Pyongyang as guests of...

She's Responsible for Keeping It Real.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
March 10, 2008... 'The Real Michelle Obama': Readers remain intrigued by Michelle Obama as a potential First Lady. One said, "I value authenticity more than secrecy and pretension, and feel inspired by this couple's frankness with one another. Thank you,...

The Editor's Desk.(The Editor's Desk)(Editorial)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Jon Meacham The note was unexpected, brief and witty. A few years ago, in The New York Times Book Review, I wrote about a book of William F. Buckley Jr.'s (one of his 50), a "literary autobiography" titled "Miles Gone By." I had...

McCain and the Oath.(George F. Will; THE LAST WORD)(John McCain)
March 10, 2008... Byline: George F. Will He has not been bashful about advising the Supreme Court. He should weigh in again, against aspects of McCain-Feingold. John McCain aspires to take the presidential oath to "preserve, protect and defend, the...

China's New Empty Nest.(International)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Melinda Liu; With Bureau Reports An aging population is transforming the family. Although they live in a nation of 1.3 billion people, Wu Shaoqiu and his wife are lonely. Their son now lives in Canada, their daughter in France....

What The World Is Hearing.(Fareed Zakaria; World View)(what will be the next US president's foreign policy)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Fareed Zakaria A senior Latin American diplomat says, 'We might find ourselves nostalgic for Bush, who is brave on trade.' Despite their spirited squabbling, the two Democratic candidates are united in the view that one of the...

How Grim Is My Valley.(Tragedy)(suicides in Bridgend, Wales)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Rod Nordland An epidemic of young suicides sweeps an old Welsh coal area, linked only by a social-networking Web site. The string of deaths began with Dale Crole, 18. He hanged himself at an abandoned warehouse on Jan. 5, 2007....

It's Your Money Or Your Life.(Movies)(Movie review)
March 10, 2008... Byline: David Ansen In 'The Counterfeiters,' Jewish forgers agree to help the Nazis. Forged Hand: Sorowitsch shows off his handiwork In prewar Berlin, when Salomon (Sally) Sorowitsch needed money, he printed it himself. A Russian...

He Dribbles, We Quibble.(Movies)(Movie review)(Brief article)
March 10, 2008... Byline: David Ansen Will Ferrell's 'Semi-Pro' is mostly bush league. groovy 'do, Man: Ferrell, the 1976 vintage Will Ferrell's Jackie Moon, the owner, coach, promoter and forward of the Flint Tropics (yes, that's the Michigan...

An Immigrant's Silent Struggle.(My Turn)(cultural dichotomy)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Robert Kosi Tette; Tette Lives In Oak Park, Mich. Back home in Ghana, I am the epitome of success. But life in America hasn't always been easy. "I want to be just like you. You are from uptown, aren't you?" the young man asked...

The Myth Of Objectivity.(Media)(what media looks for when reporting about presidents)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Evan Thomas; With Suzanne Smalley Is the mainstream press unbiased? No, but we aren't ideological. What we really thrive on is conflict. She tried to make a joke of it. At the debate in Cleveland last week, Hillary Clinton...

Man In The Middle.(Politics)(Tony Rezko)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Mark Hosenball; With Karen Springen His name might sound familiar. But who is Tony Rezko, and what's his connection to Barack Obama? CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: NAM Y. HUH--AP, PHOTOGRAPH BY CHARLES OMMANNEY--GETTY IMAGES FOR...

How Much Change Is Change?(Jonathan Alter; Between The Lines)(Barack Obama and Franklin Roosevelt)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Jonathan Alter Obama is showing signs of a quality ascribed to FDR: an ability to look farther downfield than most. You hear a lot of moaning about how terrible things are in the United States now, but consider the situation 75...

He Knew He Was Right.(Politics)(William F. Buckley, Jr.)(Obituary)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Evan Thomas; With Pat Wingert, Fareed Zakaria and Weston Kosova He united the conservatives. But William F. Buckley did more than that: he crafted a winning alternative to New Deal liberalism. Now the right is adrift and needs --...

HOMAGE TO A CIVIL CONSERVATIVE.(Politics)(William F. Buckley, Jr. )(In memoriam)
March 10, 2008... Buckley knew politics is the realm of ideas, not just tactics. It's a lesson these two writers--one from the left, the other the right--say we ought to remember Praise From an Unlikely Corner It's not easy for a committed liberal to...

C'mon And Be A Bureaucrat.(Washington; Nation)(US government agencies want more new employees)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Tony Dokoupil Uncle Sam wants you, but he's having trouble besting contractors for talent. With close to a hundred undergraduates looking on, federal recruiter Jesse Tampio took the stage recently at Bates College in Lewiston,...

Don't They Make a Lovely Couple?(Newsmakers; Q & A)(Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman)(Interview)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Ramin Setoodeh Giving new meaning to "viral video," late-night host Jimmy Kimmel unleashed a hilariously profane, mock-dating sketch last week called "I'm F---ing Ben Affleck." It was a retort to the equally profane one created by...

'Truth' And Consequences.(Newsmakers)(The Moment of Truth)(Brief article)
March 10, 2008... Water use must have jumped on Wednesday night, because you'd need to take a shower after watching "The Moment of Truth," the game show that uses polygraphs to verify the answers to cruelly personal questions. Cruel as in contestant Lauren...

Cause Celebre.(Newsmakers; QUIZ)(Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Simpson and Kate Moss for a cause)(Brief article)
March 10, 2008... Don't let the couture and perfect coifs fool you: they're mild-mannered hotties by day, but saving the world at night. Can you match the star to the cause? CELEB A. Gwyneth Paltrow b. Jessica Simpson c. Kate Moss CAUSE...

Perspectives.(Perspectives)(Quotation)
March 10, 2008... "Remember New Hampshire." Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, sounding a note of caution before the Texas and Ohio primaries by recalling rival Hillary Clinton's surprise victory in the Granite State "If I did not believe...

Promises, Promises.(Periscope; BY THE NUMBERS)(proposed tax policy of US presidential candidates)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Daniel Gross and Daniel Stone Presidential candidates vow daily to enact (pricey) legislation that will usher in an era of peace, prosperity and guilt-free eating. And while their most earnest vows often come a cropper after the...

Roger Dodger Vs. The Feds.(Periscope; Steroids)(Roger Clemens)(Federal Bureau of Investigation)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Mark Hosenball Democrats and Republicans on the House Oversight Committee jointly agreed to ask the FBI to investigate whether baseball legend Roger Clemens lied during a Feb. 13 hearing about whether he used performance-enhancing...

Day Of The TED.(Periscope; A Cw Look At The Ted Conference)(technology, entertainment, design)(Brief article)
March 10, 2008... The thinkerati--and a few Hollywood celebs--gathered at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference last week. Earth DOWN - Hey, we love it. But speakers gripe about warming, epidemics and other woes. Help! John Hodgman UP -...

Ides Of March Edition.(Periscope; Conventional Wisdom Watch)(Brief article)
March 10, 2008... With Barack Obama and John McCain already going at it, we're looking at a long eight months. Hang in there, folks. Obama UP - Suddenly, he's inevitable. And any buyer's remorse will come too late to stop him. Hillary DOWN - No place to...

When Hate Becomes Hurt.(Periscope; Race)(National Council of La Raza wants end to bashing of Latin immigrants on TV)
March 10, 2008... Byline: Jessica Ramirez It began like any other policy fight, but the tension surrounding immigration reform has escalated into hate, according to the National Council of La Raza, the country's largest Hispanic civil-rights group. Last...