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...history from North Texas State University. She's not a political novice--she's a Republican precinct committee member and has held county-wide office. And she doesn't spend much time watching television evangelists or Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network. But, come May and the less-than-crucial Oregon primary, mom will be casting her ballot for the television broadcaster from Virginia...
Mevacor was no overnight phenomenon. In 1956 a team of Merck scientists discovered melavonic acid, a crucial chemical in the series of reactions that produce cholesterol. It was not until 1979, four years after Vagelos left his teaching post at Washington University in St. Louis to join Merck Labs as a high-ranking executive, that the company used new lab techniques he had suggested to build on that 23-year-old discovery and isolate lovastatin, which could inhibit the production of melavonic acid and block the buildup of cholesterol. Merck spent eight years assessing lovastatin's safety. By November...
While Simon gained virtually the same number of delegates as the other two Democratic front-runners, he failed to gain the essential momentum. A few failed percentage points mean a loss of crucial fundraising opportunities--and may prophesy the beginning of the end. If Simon does not win in one of next Tuesday's Minnesota or South Dakota primaries, he will leave the presidential race, he announced yesterday...
...fact, it has already appeared on at least one syllabus for a diplomatic history course at Harvard (irrelevant though that may be.) However The Rise and Fall was not written for the perusal of bearded professors in dusty carols, but for policymakers, specifically those in Washington. In a crucial time for United States foreign policy, Kennedy's book provides powerful advice for leaders wondering what to do about an American power which seems to be less and less effective and more and more expensive...
Kill, Kill: Devin has certainly been a big reason why Harvard leads the ECAC in penalty kills with a mark of 91.6 percent. But while Devin has made the crucial saves, the penalty killing unit led by Captain Steve Armstrong has given league opponents headches. Just ask Princeton again as the Crimson killed three Tiger penalties with two skaters watching...