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Last week, a special court ruled that parents of autistic children were not entitled to compensation from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund. The ruling was in response to three cases, each of which involved parents who claimed that their children’s autism was brought on by the measles vaccine in the measles, mumps, and rubella immunization most children receive, or by the combination of the measles vaccine and thimerosal. Although we sympathize with parents of autistic children, we appreciate the court’s decision and hope that it will cause parents who are considering not immunizing...
...That's what Action Against Hunger is banking on. The organization, which has offices in five countries, hopes to garner 100,000 signatures when it presents its petition to Gore this spring. But even if Gore decides to stick to climate change, the NGO says it can still claim success. "We have a strong message - that this is a disease that can be treated, that we can minimize the number of malnutrition deaths. We just needed a campaign that would make people listen," says Carmen Gayo, spokeswoman for Action Against Hunger...
...mirror/drawing a treasure map of the campus revealing the location where you hid the REAL 3x5 index card/writing the number of girls you’ve been with [for frequent readers of this column please use scientific notation]/folding the paper into an origami goose and then claiming that it is part of your “culture”).Now, it is time to introduce yourself. Everyone knows that first impressions count—so make a big one. If your TF asks for an interesting fact about you, claim to have (made out with Lady GaGa/been a contestant...
...lavished with even more attention from the White House. Those two Maine moderates, plus Pennsylvania Republican Senator Arlen Specter, provided the margin that prevented Republicans from holding Barack Obama's stimulus package hostage to a filibuster. They also represent the sum total to date of Obama's claim of bipartisan support for his economic plans in Congress...
...Israel's 120-seat Knesset parliament. Israelis demanding security and stability helped his party earn 15 seats and finish a strong third to electoral stalwarts Likud and Kadima, even as detractors slammed Lieberman as a hardliner and a virulent anti-Arab racist. Since no party was able to claim a simple majority, either Likud or Kadima will likely need to form a governing coalition with Yisreal Beitenu, ensuring Lieberman a prominent place in the new administration...