Shifting political sands, the placebo placebo effect, and
unconventional travel, all in this week's newsletter.
---Shake-up in the Senate---
Salon reports on the motivations that led Senator Jim
Jeffords, from Vermont, to defect from the Republican party.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62827
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62827
U.S. News looks at the consequences of Jeffords jilting the
Republicans.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63023
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63023
Senator James Jeffords's switch may put the Democrats in
power in the Senate, but it shouldn't change the way
President Bush governs, argues The Weekly Standard.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63138
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63138
---U.S. Politics---
A New Republic article counters the Left's conventional
wisdom, arguing that rather than be reviled, oilmen and
oilwomen should be considered heroes.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62805
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62805
Did Clinton's crew really abscond with White House 'w' keys?
Salon reports on a newly-released General Accounting Office
review that concludes the stories of vandalism were
completely fabricated.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62508
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62508
---U.S.-African Relations---
A Salon writer who followed U.S. Secretary of State Colin
Powell during his tour of Africa gauges local reactions to
the visit.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63115
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63115
---Health & Medicine---
Just in time for summer, Science News reports that your diet
can help protect you from sunburn.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62925
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62925
Don't worry. Be happy. Science News says people with
positive emotions live longer.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62933
New Scientist interviews an authority on traditional Chinese
medicine about TCM's biomedical basis and its similarities
to western medicine.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62533
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62533
U.S. News reports on a study that calls the placebo effect
into question.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62975
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62975
A Weekly Standard article derides the DEA's campaign against
OxyContin, a highly effective but sometimes abused
painkiller.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63136
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63136
---Pseudo-Science---
Time Europe reports that astrologers are trying to wrangle
their field back into university acceptance.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63077
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63077
---E-Business---
U.S. News looks at the characteristics of the few profitable
online retailers.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63001
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63001
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---Japan's Depression---
Time says newly-installed economic guru Heizo Takenaka will
use shock therapy to try to repair Japan's economy.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63031
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63031
---Dating---
In our fast-paced world it had to happen -- U.S. News says
that 'speed dating' services are catching on.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62990
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62990
---Personal Computing---
Time reviews Microsoft's new Office XP suite.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63036
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63036
---Book Review---
Salon reviews "Killing Pablo," investigative journalist Mark
Bowden's account of the struggle to take down Medellin coke
cartel founder Pablo Escobar.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62855
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62855
Buy this book:
http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0871137836/magportalcom
---Finance & Investing---
Mutual Funds looks at 'fund supermarkets' and whether or not
they are a good thing for investors.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62958
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62958
A Time article provides facts and figures detailing how the
recently-passed tax cut will affect Americans.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62985
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62985
---The NBA---
Salon profiles the Los Angeles Lakers' eccentric and highly
successful coach, Phil Jackson.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63113
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63113
---Summer Blockbusters---
Culturevulture.net is critical of the epic Pearl Harbor.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63064
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63064
---Summer Travel---
Packing your kids into the family SUV for a vacation? Time
provides a detailed look at the Ford Explorer's safety
history.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=63044
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=63044
Looking for a different kind of travel? A FEER article
explains how to book a room on a trans-Pacific freighter
ship and why you might want to do that.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=62790
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=62790
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