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...relationship with Washington is intact. There have been no changes in the estimated $724 million package of military-and-economic aid Washington has promised cash-strapped Manila this year, and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the two countries "remain friends." But how the pullout "might affect our policies in the future remains to be seen," he added. Asiri Abubakar, a political scientist at the University of the Philippines, called Arroyo's decision a big gamble: "The administration may be celebrating now, but maybe not in the long run." Arroyo may have traded foreign support for cheers...
...followers earlier this month: "Barring a miracle, the family as it has been known for more than five millennia will crumble, presaging the fall of Western civilization itself." Gary Bauer, head of the Campaign for Working Families, wrote to his supporters: "If you still think homosexual 'marriage' won't affect you, think again. Your job may be at stake! ... Once the state approves of homosexual 'marriages,' the full weight of the law will be brought down against men and women of faith who believe in Judeo-Christian values...
...that belief. A study of 70 mothers found that women with high anxiety levels from weeks 12 to 22 of their pregnancies were more likely to have children who act out or are hyperactive as 8-and 9-year-olds. While maternal stress can trigger physiological events that might affect fetal development, the exact mechanism is not clear. Also uncertain is whether the anxious moms were themselves genetically predisposed to hyperactivity. Researchers hope that timely intervention might benefit both anxious mothers-to-be and their kids...
...unlike its obvious counterpart, Fahrenheit 9/11, Outfoxed fails to translate its abstract ideas to the audience’s level. Michael Moore’s talent as a filmmaker is demonstrating how politics and policy affect the average Joe. Conversely, no apathetic viewer will be swayed by the statistics and wonkish experts Greenwald parades on screen. Without a dash of showmanship, the strains of Greenwald’s sermon will reach only the choir...
Such an incident cannot affect the Games. All our venues have uninterrupted power supply systems...