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Some officials privately contend Bush owes Quayle a higher profile, a chance to prove to Americans that he is more than just a pretty face. That is unlikely for now. Quayle, Bush predicted just before his Inauguration, would find "the same kind of constraint and the same kind of fulfillment" he experienced while laboring in Reagan's shadow. Those conditions may help Bush get re-elected while Quayle is on the ticket. But they won't help Quayle convince a skeptical public that he is qualified to be President...
Opponents also say that the city's stock of rent-controlled housing is fated to deteriorate physically over time, since owners charging low rents are often unable to fund upgrades. And owners contend that even when they do find funds for structural improvements, the city does not allow them to raise rents enough for them to recoup their losses...
...Baghdad has condemned the proposal as a violation of its sovereignty, the Western allies are not moved by such technicalities. Says a British diplomat: "We are determined to go ahead." U.N. officials in Iraq insist that the proposal is not viable unless Baghdad agrees to it. But Western diplomats contend that Saddam is so eager to see the allies leave and to have U.N. sanctions lifted that he may eventually sign off on the plan...
Scientology's critics contend that the U.S. needs to crack down on the church in a major, organized way. "I want to know, Where is our government?" demands Toby Plevin, a Los Angeles attorney who handles victims. "It shouldn't be left to private litigators, because God knows most of us are afraid to get involved." But law-enforcement agents are also wary. "Every investigator is very cautious, walking on eggshells when it comes to the church," says a Florida police detective who has tracked the cult since 1988. "It will take a federal effort with lots of money...
...simple $50 test, based on a protein called prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, will soon be offered to men over 50 who are at special risk for the disease, including blacks and those with a family history of the ailment. Some experts contend that all older men should be tested. Predicts lead author Dr. William Catalona, at Washington University in St. Louis: "PSA should dramatically alter the statistics on prostate cancer...