Word: america
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...trying to develop a treatment, seduced by the prospect of a multibillion-dollar blockbuster that could be even bigger than Viagra and its competitors combined. At a European conference for sexual medicine on Monday, a German pharmaceutical company presented results from a pivotal phase III clinical trial in North America and announced that it had found a drug that works. "We saw an increase in sexually satisfying events, an increase in desire and a decrease in distress. When we look at this against a backdrop of a common and distressing problem that affects 1 of 10 women and for which...
...unfortunate, then, that I believe his resignation this past Wednesday is appropriate. Notwithstanding his nominal commitment to improving the life of the average American, there’s a peculiar, troubling quality to Dobbs’s patriotism: his vision of a strong, hard-working America often fails to recognize the contributions of people of different cultural backgrounds...
Dobbs is not the only talking head to believe what he believes. But as an anchor claiming to represent ordinary America on a 24-hour news network, Dobbs has often flirted with crossing the line of respectability. Many journalists defend the exceptionalism of American citizenship or advocate for tighter borders. But Dobbs lost credibility when he began to provide a platform for hate groups and spread one-sided misinformation about immigrants. Many journalists advocate for the protection of a certain national culture. But Dobbs was often prone to mischaracterize and dismiss what many groups that make up America have...
...University, studied law and rose quickly as a young representative in Michigan's legislature. By 2001, he was elected Detroit's mayor at age 31, partly by energizing this city's disaffected youth. His flashy suits, diamond-stud earrings and inaugural "club crawls" proclaimed his comfort with being called "America's first hip-hop mayor...
...regime. Meanwhile, federal authorities are investigating other aspects of Kilpatrick's alleged activities. Respected lawyers hired to deal with Kilpatrick's mess are now fighting for their own careers. "I put my family through an incredible year of tremendous pain," Kilpatrick told reporters last month, clearly seeking sympathy. America loves a story of redemption. But Kilpatrick's constant excess, and his view that somehow he is above the law, makes absolution a difficult sell...