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...government." Even though the press is often criticized for delivering bad news about Iraq, our job is to provide you with the information and perspective to help you do your job, which is to approve or disapprove of the government's policies. Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed--another Jefferson line--but we need to be as informed and knowledgeable as possible to make that consent meaningful. I'm not saying that Bobby Ghosh or I or everyone at TIME thinks about Jefferson every time we tap out a sentence or take a picture...
Concerned legislators around the U.S. have been looking for ways to enforce this recommendation. Last month New Jersey became the third state to prohibit children under 14 from using tanning parlors. New Hampshire and North Carolina require a doctor's consent for patrons in that age group, while Wisconsin has banned indoor tanning for anyone under 16. Many states require parents' permission for teenage customers. A bill requiring written consent for those under 18 is working its way through the legislature in Pennsylvania, which leads the nation in number of professional tanning salons, with an estimated...
...Hizballah was engaging in a national dialogue with other parties in which it listened sympathetically to entreaties to forget fighting and concentrate exclusively on politics for the good of the country--at the same time it was stockpiling missiles and preparing for a war it started without anyone's consent. Few would now trust any promise it gave...
...Lebanese government wants an immediate cease-fire, with the longer-term agreements aimed at ending hostilities to follow. And it envisages a process based on Hizballah's consent - the movement would agree to disarm not as an act of surrender, but because Israel has agreed to settle the outstanding disputes with Lebanon over owndership of the Shebaa Farms area and the fate of Lebanese prisoners in Israeli jails. The Qana killings will likely increase Hizballah's influence over the position of the Lebanese government: The two Lebanese officials with whom Secretary Rice met last week - Prime Minister Fuad Siniora...
...Reading, England While some complementary therapies may be harmless placebos, they typically involve a lot of interaction between patient and practitioner. By contrast, conventional medicine is often run like a production line that goes all out for speed. Communication with patients is cut back to the point where informed-consent ethics are ignored, clinical standards suffer, and misdiagnosis and mistreatment are commonplace. No wonder patients are dissatisfied and seek help elsewhere. Andrew Smith Reading, England High-Tech Referees Re "Technophobia" [June 26], your article on why high-tech solutions aren't being used to reduce referee errors in football: Football...