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...OPEC quota) to earn revenue for new drilling projects. But when Chávez and his anti-U.S. agenda took office in February 1999, prices were languishing at about $10 a bbl.--so the former paratroop commander campaigned to revive OPEC, persuading the cartel to rein in production to boost prices. The effort paid off when the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq shook oil markets and prices began their awesome ascent. The spike also helped Chávez recover from a reckless and devastating 2002 strike by his opponents inside PDVSA...
...have to wake up every day wondering, 'What do I need to believe?'" He also exhorts religious conservatives to "live or die" by the belief that life starts at conception. Evangelical support has led to a recent Huckabee surge in Iowa, and this ad could boost those numbers further. But so much theo talk might worry Huckabee's media sympathizers...
...Although long-term interventions may be required, it is reassuring to know that we can maintain memory with aging via fairly modest lifestyle changes†he said. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW] CORRECTION: Due to an editing error, the Nov. 29 news article "Beta Carotene May Boost Brain" incorrectly referred to Harvard School of Public Health associate professor Francine Grodstein as male. In fact, Grodstein is female...
...wind, gets a few more practices under his belt, I think he’s going to have a chance to play minutes for us.†The return of Unger, who averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game last season, will be an especially big boost for the Crimson when it comes to rebounding the ball. Harvard was overmatched by Providence on the boards, as the Friars held a 33-18 edge in rebounding and had 15 second-chance points to the Crimson’s eight. Harvard has been out-rebounded, 214-185, on the season...
...first state in the nation to vote on whether a fertilized egg should legally be considered a person. Despite resistance from abortion-rights groups, the Colorado Supreme Court on November 13 approved the ballot measure - 40 years after Colorado became the first state to relax abortion laws - giving a boost to a conservative political movement that has worked doggedly for decades to overturn Roe v. Wade. Colorado Right to Life spokesman Bob Enyart says, "Embryos are living human beings with eternal souls and spirits. You just have to refrain from killing one to see what a precious child...