Word: arizona
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...clinical trials can be frustrating even when a new drug works perfectly. Jordan Perlow, an Arizona obstetrician, has been plagued by severe psoriasis for 25 years. Last year he took part in a clinical trial for an experimental drug that completely cleared it up. He was ecstatic. But when the trial came to an end, so did his access to the drug. His psoriasis returned. With any luck, the compound he tested will win approval, but there is no guarantee. Meanwhile, Perlow is seeking relief in another clinical trial. --By David Bjerklie
...federal death penalty," says Kevin McNally, a death-penalty defense expert. All this comes at a time when the death penalty is under new scrutiny. Last week the 100th death-row inmate found to be wrongfully convicted since capital punishment was restored in 1977 was freed from an Arizona prison. And a blue-ribbon report due out this week in Illinois is likely to cast more doubt on the fairness with which capital punishment is dealt out. --By Viveca Novak
...justice and early football star; in Denver. An inductee to the College Football Hall of Fame, White was appointed to the court in 1962 by John F. Kennedy, served 31 years and was known for his conservative and often dissenting opinions, ruling on landmark decisions such as Miranda v. Arizona and Roe v. Wade. DIED. ROBERT URICH, 55, Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his starring roles in the television detective sagas Vega$ and Spenser: For Hire, of synovial cell sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that attacks the body's joints; in Thousand Oaks, California. DIED. RUTH FERTEL...
...men’s team, having recently come back from a trip to Arizona, faced a rude awakening upon its return...
George Bush signed John McCain's campaign-finance-reform bill with as little fanfare as he could last week--he even had an aide phone the Arizona Senator with the news instead of inviting him to a signing ceremony. Bush hopes enactment of the bill, which McCain has pushed for seven years, finally shifts the spotlight away from his nemesis in the 2000 Republican presidential primary. G.O.P. Senators would also like a breather from McCain's legislative reforms...