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Under these circumstances I should let you down very heavily if you undertook to sponsor me, A move was made at Edinburgh University to confer on me the degree of Doctor of Laws (for which I have no qualification) but I discouraged it so uncompromisingly that it was dropped and is not likely to be renewed. Faithfully, G. Bernard shaw...
Since more than 80 percent of members typically seek reelection in a given year, the turnover rate in Congress is far lower than at other times in American history. As a result, the power of special interests, who confer these electoral advantages on the incumbents, has steadily increased...
Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 has said that no matter when the final decision is made, he and deandesignate Lewis will confer on the choice of the assistant dean. Sarah J. Schaffer MATHER HOUSE...
...hours that glove still showed moist, sticky blood, Detective Fuhrman?" Fuhrman hesitated and appeared at a loss for words. As Bailey bore in, drilling Fuhrman with questions about the pre-testimony coaching he had received from prosecutors, the detective stumbled, becoming confused. Judge Lance Ito interrupted the questioning to confer with attorneys for both sides, giving Fuhrman time to collect his thoughts. The defense contends that Fuhrman had both motive and opportunity to frame O.J. Simpson for the murders of his ex-wife and her friend. Next: the defense will probe new allegations concerning an incident where Fuhrman is said...
...there's a secret to long life, it is surely in the genes. Calment's mother lived to 86, her father to 93. Scientists speculate that long-lived people may carry genes that confer special resistance to the assault of free radicals, chemical residues of metabolism that do increasing damage to DNA as the years roll by. Researchers are also looking at apolipoprotein E, a substance that ferries cholesterol to and from cells. People vulnerable to Alzheimer's and heart disease tend to have a certain type of gene for this protein, while those who live longest tend to have...