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Joseph also served as a director of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, which raises money for research on multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer that he struggled with. Louise M. Perkins, chief scientific officer of the MMRF, remembered Joseph as “an incredibly gentle and patient...
...company is currently in discussion with the Food and Drug Administration and hopes to start human clinical trials in a year, said Dwaine F. Emerich, InCytu’s chief scientific officer and another co-author of the study...
...military doesn't have enough troops for such an increase. McChrystal's smallest option - about 10,000 more troops - was scrapped because the U.S. military felt it was too risky. They've coalesced around the "Goldilocks option" of 40,000, minus what some Pentagon officials call a "Commander in Chief's tax" to show who's in charge. (Some of the difference will be made up by 5,000 extra troops expected from allies.) The troop decision will win grudging support from congressional Republicans and the military, but it will anger lawmakers in the President's party. Many Democrats will...
...cadets, you volunteered for service during this time of danger. Some of you have fought in Afghanistan. Many will deploy there. As your Commander in Chief, I owe you a mission that is clearly defined and worthy of your service. That is why, after the Afghan voting was completed, I insisted on a thorough review of our strategy. Let me be clear: there has never been an option before me that called for troop deployments before 2010, so there has been no delay or denial of resources necessary for the conduct of the war. Instead, the review has allowed...
...This review is now complete. And as Commander in Chief, I have determined that it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan. After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. These are the resources that we need to seize the initiative while building the Afghan capacity that can allow for a responsible transition of our forces out of Afghanistan...