French diet doctor Pierre Dukan’s slimming program has enjoyed great success in Europe for its speedy results. Now the protein-focused diet has arrived in the U.S. An intrepid reporter tries it on for size.

With little activist reaction to the launch of a new military offensive against Libya, America’s traditionally vocal progressive movement seems in disarray. Some observers and organizers believe an unwillingness to criticize the actions of a Democrat president is at least partly to blame.

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