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...cloning becomes technically safe and socially acceptable. Late last week, as his mother's health weakened, the family began considering bringing up the subject with her because they need her cooperation to take the sample. Meanwhile, Bill has already contacted two labs about tissue storage, one as a backup. "I'm in touch with a couple of different people who might be doing that," he says, adding that both are in the U.S. "It seems like a little bit of an underground movement, you know--people are a little reluctant that if they announce it, they might be targeted, like...
...each of the past few years - not only does the Bush cut benefit the rich, it also cheats the poor of their due in government spending. This year, they don't have Clinton, and Tom and Dick - both of them comparatively untalented as demagogues - certainly miss the invaluable p.r. backup the Great Salesman used to provide...
...will likely insist that its troop numbers be reduced?even though the U.S. accounts for less than 20% of the total peacekeeping force in the Balkans?and will move toward a burden-sharing arrangement in which the U.S. maintains a token presence on the ground but provides the military backup to deter aggression. Says Sean Sullivan, an American nato official in Kosovo: ?The line that is being formulated is that America?s ability to lead in the Balkans is not tied to its troop presence...
Look at Trent Dilfer. As quarterback of the Tampa Bay Bucs for six years, he basically sucked. Then he sucked and sucked and sucked some more until finally finding a new home in Baltimore as Tony Banks' backup. He took over the starting job at midseason and, well, he wasn't all that great, but he did enough to lead the Ravens to a 10-1 record in that time...
...deal with the unfolding situation. The fact that it appeared that I had survived the incident may have emboldened me, as I cockily walked up to police officers still shouting at me to get back. I managed to antagonize a security guard, and I was grateful when Crimson backup arrived...