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...indeterminate future date along the Hayward fault, which runs through a more populous area than the better-known San Andreas fault does. Its consequences, experts say, could dwarf Loma Prieta's. Millions of residents in the Bay Area are obviously aware of these dangers. But apparently mesmerized by the benign climate and laid- back life-style they enjoy, most seem more than willing to take the risk of staying...
...midterm elections three weeks from now. Odd as it may seem, most voters exempt their own representatives from the contempt they hold for Congress in general. The local officeholder who does favors for constituents, attends parades and sends newsletters to the home folks often comes across as a benign exception to the general image. Of the 406 members of the House seeking re-election this November, only about 30 face serious opposition. The rest either are running unopposed or enjoy such a huge financial advantage that they might as well be. Thus no one in either party expects an explosion...
Doctors point out that isotretinoin is hardly a benign drug. In addition to causing side effects ranging from dry, scaly skin to high levels of fat in the bloodstream, the drug is believed to have triggered hundreds of birth defects when it was taken by pregnant women during the early 1980s...
Many correspondents painted a benign picture of the financial wizard whose acumen, and sometimes shady practices, powered the 1980s takeover wars. While Milken earned more than $1 billion as the guru of the now defunct Wall Street firm Drexel Burnham Lambert, friends argued that accumulating vast wealth was never his main goal. Wrote CBS president Laurence Tisch, who said he has known Milken for almost 20 years: "I have rarely dealt with a more dedicated and faithful professional or one more sensitive to the needs and goals of his clients or more mindful of the needs of society at large...
...York's plunge into chaos cannot be blamed on Dinkins, who has been in office for only nine months. In fact, he has inherited the whirlwind sown by decades of benign neglect, misplaced priorities and outright incompetence at every level of government. If during the city's close brush with bankruptcy during the 1970s Gerald Ford was willing to let New York drop dead, the Reagan Administration seemed eager to bury it. Since 1980, cutbacks in federal aid have cost New York billions, with funds for subsidized housing alone dropping $16 billion. Despite a series of state and local levies...