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...Tillman served with honor, but their honor too was a victim of friendly fire. "The truth in war is not always easy," Lynch declared and then paid homage to all who have served, and died, like the best friend she lost that day when her underarmored convoy went astray. "The truth is always more heroic than the hype." Just less politically convenient...
Doctors, like most of us, are often led astray by stereotypes that are based on someone's appearance, emotional state or circumstances. Thus a homeless man's disorientation might be quickly attributed to alcoholism when the real culprit is diabetes...
...abundantly clear that despite all the electronic databases that are being used to improve health care, a lot of medicine still comes down to a doctor or two puzzling out what might be wrong with your body. Experience, common assumptions and human nature can guide them or lead them astray. By asking a few questions--especially if you think your doctor isn't asking enough of them--you can raise the odds that your physician won't get detoured from the truth...
...their congressional majorities was a "transient, passing thing" [Nov. 20] and not a judgment on the President, the American public roundly expressed its dissatisfaction with the Bush Administration, a dissatisfaction certain to resound throughout the pages of history. Bush is an honorable man, but he let himself be led astray by people like Rove and Vice President Dick Cheney into an unwinnable war. I'm not certain the Democrats can get us out, but the public clearly believes it's worth letting them...
...pastor of First Baptist Church in Buena Park, Callif., and Second Vice President of the 42 million-member Southern Baptist Convention told the Los Angeles Times, "You can't work together with people totally opposed to what you are. This kind of conference is just going to lead people astray...