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...genetic heritage. But comparing a 378-unit sequence of DNA taken from mitochondria within a Neanderthal cell to modern DNA, Paabo's team found striking differences. Contemporary humans differ from one another by an average of eight variations in that sequence. The Neanderthal specimen differed in 27 places. By comparison, there are only 55 differences between modern humans and chimpanzees...
Giving a preliminary interpretation of a test comparing the markings on the bullet that killed King with test bullets that were recently fired from Ray's 30-06 hunting rifle, Judge Joseph Brown said, "This comparison revealed that the gross and unique characteristic signature left on the 12 test bullets by the James Earl Ray rifle was not present on the death bullet." Adopting a tone of advocacy that a prosecutor termed "improper," Brown essentially called for reopening the King investigation. He told defense lawyers and state prosecutors that he wants to see the results of FBI test firings made...
...seems to have the advantage. For one thing, a narrow plurality of the public say they have more confidence in Clinton than in congressional Republicans on the tax issue, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released last week. Clinton's 43%-to-40% edge is a startling turnaround in comparison with shortly after the 1994 election, when the public that had handed control of Congress to the Republicans rated the party 22 points ahead of the President on handling the issue. The change partly reflects the verdict of most independent analysts, who say Clinton's measure is a better deal...
Amid its shortcomings, the script of "Showboat" does have its moments. A particularly witty scene--in fact, the funniest in the entire show--presents a satirical parody of "showboat" theater, the kind of absurd melodrama that makes the framing drama look great in comparison, and reaches its pinnacle of hilarity with Cap'n Andy's spirited one-man enactment of the denouement and the wonderful punchline: "Curtain! No refunds." And the irresistible swing of "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" will have you humming or whistling it before you exit the theater. No wonder that song, along with...
Just because a country has "democratic" in its official name doesn't mean that it is. The German Democratic Republic--the old communist East Germany--wasn't, for instance, nor is the new Democratic Republic of Congo yet. Herewith a comparison of five of the seven other "democratic" countries...