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• WP: TIANANMEN HAUNTS DEMONSTRATORS
There are quiet moments with his 4-year-old son at his apartment in the suburbs when Zheng Xuguang manages to forget the event that changed his life 15 years ago: the violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square.

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• Slate: Enough about D-Day!• Unlikely leader for anti-Bush offensive• How the Patriot Act affects buying a home• Bush is his own worst enemy• White House Derby: It's still Kerry• Dean makes pitch for ex-rival Kerry• The right-wing conspiracy against Clinton• Can Iraq’s new leader unite the country?• Why the Saudis fear pricey oil• WashPost: Is Tenet the fall guy?• WashPost: Tenet leaves mixed legacy• Tradition, terror threaten Afghan vote• Slate: Trotting out Padilla• Gas-hog boat doesn't fit Kerry's image• Gunnar Hansen: Life as Leatherface

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• The Olsen twins on the brink of adulthood

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ON SLATE.COM

Bye, George

•	Why Tenet's leaving now
•	What Bush won't admit about him
•	And how'd he last so long anyway?

ALSO ON SLATE
• A Ploy Called Hope: Kerry's optimistic makeover
• The plot against Harry Potter
• Once and Future Islam
• The Justice Department's triumphant victory over the Constitution
• Courting trouble: A story of love, marriage, and litigation strategy
• Buy Cell: How many mobile phones does the world need?
• Gen. Zinni's Job Application: Which position in the next administration is he angling for?

JUST LIKE WWII... OR NOT

• Bush compares war on terror to WW II

•	Veterans dismiss comparisons with Iraq

I SLICE IT, I SLICE IT, SAM I AM!

• Artist uses a palette of cheese and ham

Cosimo Cavallaro's installation uses 312 lbs of ham

•	He'd probably be a big hit in Arkansas
•	Video: Future art critic?

NEWSWEEK COLUMNISTS

• TERROR WATCH: WHY TENET QUIT
CIA director George Tenet's sudden resignation comes on the eve of two reports on the agency's pre-war intelligence

• Starr: A Tribute to a Soccer Legend• Samuelson: We Should Drop the Word 'Reform'• Varia: Inside Cardinal Law’s New Posting• Fineman: Clintonmania and the Kerry Campaign• Wolffe: A Lot Can Still Go Right for Bush• Dickey: G.I.s Make the Best Of It in Iraq• Clift: The Politics Behind the Terror Alert

WASHINGTON POST OP-ED

•	The Prism Of Abu Ghraib
•	Dionne: A Better Campaign Finance System
•	Wallis: Giving 'Burger King Moms' a Voice
•	Krauthammer: Iraq History Lesson
•	Ignatius: In France, Honoring Our Best
•	Cohen: It's Not the American Way
•	Broder: A Bipartisan Push on Stem Cell Studies

UNIVERSAL REACTION

• Listen to the universe’s primal scream

Simulation produces post-Big Bang sounds

•	Maybe it was just the cheering for Miss Australia
•	Or maybe it was the groans from fans of Miss Puerto Rico [ahemrobbedahem]

A MIGHTY WIND

• Kerry says U.S. now has 'backdoor draft'

Democrat says Bush policies spread military too thin

•	Spreaking of drafts... Scientists tie ancient warming to 'belch'

OF CAMPAIGNS AND CONDIMENTS

• Heinz reports bigger financial gains

•	...in more ways than one

IT'S ALWAYS THE CHILDREN WHO SUFFER

• High gas prices crimp teens' cruising

Cash-strapped youths park their rides to conserve fuel

•	At least this could have a positive impact on childhood obesity

GOSSIP

• Firing back

Tom Cruise’s reps are blasting a report supposedly outlining the star’s demands on the set of 'Mission Impossible 3' and threatening legal action.

LUNCH BREAK

• June 4: Box office battle

PECULIAR POSTINGS

• ARTIST USES A PALETTE OF CHEESE AND HAM
Cosimo Cavallaro's installation uses 312 pounds of ham tossed on a four-poster bed.

PRACTICAL FUTURIST BY MICHAEL ROGERS

• Practical Futurist: China's mixed message
The lure of what will almost certainly become the planet's biggest technology market remains irresistible to companies worldwide. Yet for some, doubts remained.

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