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...Thankfully, Robert Austrian was never one to accept the presumed wisdom of his colleagues. After World War II, when doctors insisted that penicillin and other new antibiotics obviated the need for a vaccine to combat illnesses like pneumonia, Austrian turned this theory on its head. Convinced that certain bacteria were resistant to antibiotics--and aware that pneumonia was still killing thousands of people annually--he led a groundbreaking 10-year study of the issue at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. By its culmination in 1962, Austrian had persuaded the medical community of the continued need for a pneumococcal vaccine...
...consecutive survey. On Iraq, meanwhile, just 38% of respondents think the U.S. was right to invade, and only 37% believe "the new Iraqi government will be able to build a stable and reasonably democratic society." Given a choice of policy options going forward, 68% endorse proposals to withdraw most combat troops, either within a year or no later than August 31, 2008, while just 28% say troops should stay in the country "as long as needed until the Iraqis can handle the situation themselves...
...political wallopings in American history, losing 49 states to Richard Nixon. Surely then, Democrats suffered for opposing Vietnam? Actually, no. People forget that in 1972 Nixon ran on a peace platform too. In his convention speech, he boasted that he had ended the draft, withdrawn American troops from ground combat, pursued a negotiated settlement with North Vietnam and reduced U.S. casualties 98%. The fall was marked by feverish diplomacy between Washington and Hanoi, culminating in Henry Kissinger's declaration, less than two weeks before the election, that "peace is at hand...
Thank you, Michael, for remembering Vietnam veterans. I remember the Vietnam heroes who came home to unfair treatment. It's not too late to pay our respects. I would gladly pay taxes to give every Vietnam combat veteran a full college scholarship and proper medical care. And I'm sure there is much more that the veterans can tell us about--when they see that we really care...
...face on the catwalk—she’s also the only female from Harvard in the Marine Corps branch of the Navy ROTC, which she calls her “first love.” When she’s not donning high-heels, Sinnott opts for combat boots, waking up early four times a week to train and going on weekend field exercises. “The focus of ROTC training is to lay a foundation of leadership and also to get people comfortable for a military setting,” said Nicholas H. Schroback, Midshipmen first...