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...human patients are vital, Anderson believes, "because you can't just work everything out in test tubes and animal models." He pleads for public understanding and patience as researchers refine their gene-therapy techniques. "People don't understand that the development of an ordinary drug, from time of concept to product, is 10 years," he says. "What we're talking about is a revolutionary new approach to therapy, and we're only five years into...
...year. The retired general's prospective candidacy raised the hopes of millions of voters. And when he decided to remain a private citizen and join the Republican Party, the legions of disenfranchised supporters took their disappointment out on protest candidates in general. Few of those still open to the concept saw Perot as an adequate substitute for the charismatic Gulf War hero...
...marketing virtuoso. His lines are not beyond a kid's reach; the Tommy Girl line is all under $200, and many pieces are less than $50. Better yet, a store buys the Tommy genius with the garments. Says fashion consultant Tom Logan: "He knows how to market a concept as very few do. His is a brand kids want to be seen in, and it is presented exactly right." Add to that the heavy advertising support, and what more can a cash register...
...blames the season's retooling frenzy on the narrow-mindedness of network executives, who she says often feel their job is done once they secure the services of an onscreen superstar for a show. "You have to have a great star," she explains, "but you also need a great concept and really good writers. People were paying more attention to getting stars than other things, and they found out later that no person or group of people can carry a show alone. If you don't deliver with that first episode, audiences won't come back, no matter...
...that concept any more preposterous than denying homosexuals their right to join with someone they love? Through all the jargon, the only reason homosexual marriages will not be recognized is that America is intensely homophobic. The irony is that by turning an irrational homophobia into policy, set forth to "strengthen that institution," the government only succeeds in weakening the institution. For example, by discouraging homosexual men from marrying, the government is ipso facto discouraging monogamous, meaningful relationships. It is sending a message that what it has deemed "aberrant behavior" is of no value and thus homosexuals themselves have no worth...