Word: clear
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...shouldn't doctors attack any cancer aggressively? Usually, but in the case of the prostate, things are less clear. Many cases of prostate cancer are very slow-growing, so slow that, depending on a man's age and overall health, he may die of something else before the cancer can ever hurt him. Meanwhile, aggressive treatments, particularly surgery, can lead to impotence or incontinence or both - a high price to pay for a disease that was not going to trouble you much...
...ruthless among you, plan on playing tough. Dickson Brothers has a whole lot of tacks, and if you sprinkle them behind you as you run down Plympton St., you’ll have a clear shot at Quincy...
...when it came to the stimulus package, an urgently necessary and popular measure, it took significant concessions to get three Republicans (all from states where Obama is wildly popular) on board to clear the filibuster, and, aside from them, no Republican even came to the table. This may only be the beginning of a long series of filibusters to Obama initiatives and judicial appointments that continue through the off-year 2010 elections, when the party out of power would ordinarily be expected to win back some seats. Even if Obama’s personal popularity may be hard to overcome...
...subject to court challenge without a legislative mandate. "It appears that the Administration is letting Congress take the lead while the EPA moves forward with welcome steps to combat global warming, like the proposed rules this week to create a registry for carbon-dioxide emissions," says John Walke, clear-air director of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). "The EPA has been aggressive...
...original version of this story failed to make clear that Senator Chris Dodd knew nothing about the AIG bonuses when the stimulus bill was being drafted...