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WASHINGTON, D.C.: After coming awfully close to wading into the Atlantic today, the Senate pulled back from ordering a cutoff date for funding U.S. troops in Bosnia to force the soldiers home. Instead, Senators settled for a non-binding resolution in support of the June 30 deadline already promised by the Clinton administration. After Senator Russell Feingold's cutoff proposal met with strong objection from majority leader Trent Lott, and others, the compromise resolution finally ensured that nothing would change for the troops. TIME's Mark Thompson wasn't too surprised that politics had once again stopped at the water...
...Mark Sauer, director of the fertility program at New York City's Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, admits that the uproar "speaks to ageism and a double standard in society." Though the cutoff in his program is 55 (there's no cutoff for men), he had treated the woman earlier, believing she was 53. Now that she has given birth, he says, "I'm happy with the outcome, but I can't endorse the practice because of the risks. We see serious obstetrical complications in more than half the women over the age of 45." But if a woman accepts...
Overwhelmed, the college student cut off contact. "I can't live in your world," he wrote, "and you can't live in mine." On one filmmaking trip, he summoned up his courage and asked a caseworker how the cutoff had affected Charles. "He felt it was the end for my father," Lachenmeyer admits sadly. "They knew I was the most important person in his life...
Lonergan finished eleventh in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:40, just missing the cutoff for All-America honors...
...days will rewrite regulations to allow motorists to have their air bags disconnected by dealers and mechanics, according to a report in USA Today. Currently, only car users can disconnect safety devices, but few have the mechanical know-how required. This approach is an alternative to giving motorists a cutoff switch that would allow drivers to turn air bags on and off. Industry officials fear cut off switches, which are only allowed in cars and trucks without back seats, could lead to lawsuits by people who forget to turn them off or back on. Safety advocates have pressured the industry...