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...when the Washington Post first reported the indirect financing arrangement last month. What's more, if the idea for and details of the London leg originated with DeLay's office, that raises questions about possible violations of a House rule governing gifts and travel. The rule allows members to accept gifts, under limited circumstances, but not to solicit them. Allen told TIME he would not comment on any dealings between DeLay's staff and Abramoff unless TIME revealed its sources or provided documentary evidence...
...hands fly in all directions. "When you are close to knowing you are going to die, even a glass of water is very meaningful. I always want to remember how it felt. I am trying to understand why we die. Trying to get used to the idea and accept...
...AIDS victims, the still unproven antiviral drugs represent the only chance, a reminder that the battle for their lives is not yet over. "So many people accept the diagnosis as a death sentence," says one 33-year-old patient. "They just don't want to fight anymore." The chance of being admitted to an experimental drug program, he says, "gives me a little extra hope. Hope is something I don't want to lose." -Reported by Patricia Delaney / Washington, Joyce Leviton/Atlanta and Melissa Ludtke/Los Angeles [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine...
Many impostors develop these fears after early successes. When Eleanor, a nuclear engineer cited by Clance, became one of the first women to obtain a top position in her field, she refused to accept her accomplishments. "I'm not very bright at all," she says. "I don't really belong here...
...prevent the Texas Air chairman from taking over TWA, ALPA Executive Council Chairman Harry Hoglander quietly approached Icahn with a highly unusual deal. The union said that if Icahn bought the airline, TWA's 3,500 pilots would accept a 26% pay cut in exchange for a block of the airline's stock. Icahn accepted the pilots' proposition and then concluded a similar arrangement with TWA's International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The two unions represent about 17,000 of TWA's 27,000 workers, and the total value of the wage concessions offered amounted to about...