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...through 1994, Jack Kemp traveled the country helping local Republican candidates while collecting chits for his own presidential bid, which he planned to make in 1996. In late October he was in Birmingham, Alabama. The overflow crowd had come to hear the most publicly irrepressible and optimistic G.O.P. politician since Teddy Roosevelt, and for a time, Kemp delivered as promised. His old football stories were laced with lessons: "I learned about the market's power when I was traded to the Buffalo Bills for $100." His tales recalled the Gipper's golden age: "The world changed because Ronald Reagan...
...seems to thaw out in her husband's presence, and there is sweetness in their silent campaign interplay. Coming off the campaign plane two weeks ago in Birmingham, Alabama, she grabbed his arm and made him gaze for a moment at the spectacular red sunset on the horizon. At the end of a long day, she kneads his shoulders, rubs his arm in encouragement, shoots him a supportive smile. Dole, the good Midwesterner, is allergic to public displays of affection--except from his Elizabeth. They seem to share a secret code of gestures: Elizabeth pats him on the lower back...
...what the consent decree requires. But the Red Cross still has much to prove. A second progress assessment--delivered in June 1995--applauded improved communication between the Red Cross and the FDA, but also included a long list of violations, some of them troubling. Its Birmingham unit, for instance, drew blood from donors with histories of malaria and Hodgkin's disease. "One of the continuing problems," the FDA warned, "is the failure of employees to follow prescribed procedures...
Thanks to innovative choreography (including a tucked double-front somersault with a half twist), 17-year-old Ukrainian Lilia Podkopayeva tumbled her way to victory in the overall event at the European women's gymnastic championships in Birmingham, England. The next day she captured two more golds in the apparatus finals. Still, the current world champion feels her performance has room for improvement: "I'll try to avoid all my mistakes when I'm in Atlanta...
...growing number of employers and managed-care companies are trying to reach these recalcitrant workers. Most, like the city of Birmingham, begin with a mandatory screening that allows them to identify who is at greatest risk of developing health problems. Many use positive incentives--the proverbial carrot--to promote healthy habits. Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Cincinnati, Ohio, for example, offers its plan participants $240 a year in extra benefits, like additional vacation days, if they get good scores on five out of seven categories of health-related behavior...