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...there was something you could do to increase your happiness, enhance your health and extend your life expectancy, you'd do it, right? Well, there is. The magic potion? An enduring marriage. The benefits of a prolonged state of union are well documented. To cite just one of many studies: researchers Linda J. Waite and Lee Lillard found that for men, staying married boosts the chances of surviving to age 65 from 2 out of 3 to almost 9 out of 10. Yet since only about half of U.S. marriages endure, young couples often have trouble finding good role models...
...will have a liberalizing effect on Chinese society. Then again, even if Washington had succeeded in orchestrating a nasty wrist-slap of Beijing by a U.N. talk shop, it might not have significantly altered the prospects for passing the China trade deal on Capitol Hill. After all, while they cite concerns over human rights abuses, most congressional opponents of the trade deal are out to protect the jobs of the hardworking folks back in the district from competition by Chinese sweatshops. In other words, like the "engagement" policy itself, the anti-China trade lobby is motivated, for the most part...
...going the other way in January and February. Where this all leads is anyone's guess. Volatility says nothing about where prices are headed--only that confusion reigns. A lot of market watchers believe that the NASDAQ's low point last week will prove to be a bottom. They cite the quick rebound and the broad strength in blue chips and the general economy, as well as the robust profit reports that are expected in the coming days and weeks...
Many have excused the actions of Giuliani and the NYPD because of the "good" that has occurred during Giuliani's tenure as mayor. Supporters cite the falling crime rate and increased tourism revenues as ends that justify the invasive undercover police operations that ostensibly cleaned up the city. Crime, however, has fallen dramatically nationwide, often in cities whose police made no consistent effort to reduce crime. As the community-oriented actions of the Boston police have shown, law enforcers can fight drug crime without resorting to undercover operations that infringe on people's civil rights...
BEING SAFE Though 9 out of 10 teens say it's important to use contraception every time they have sex, surveys show that one-third don't. Teens polled by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy cite pressure from partners and drinking as the main reasons they do not protect themselves. The campaign urges parents to discuss contraception with their teens. It offers suggestions at its website, teenpregnancy.org...