Word: d-md
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Outside of scientific circles, basic research is oftentimes unheard of and considered "curiosity-driven activities,"as Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) put it. That phrase evokes images of mad scientists pouring together chemicals and creating technological break-throughs such as flubber (flying rubber), as in the 1961 movie "The Absent-Minded Professor." What the phrase ignores is that basic research provides much of the knowledge for cures today. In the very same section of Time that depreciates basic research, the Telomere theory is described, a new theory of aging. This theory suggests that aging is a result of the progressive...
...said today that newly-released documents from Foster's office, which have raised some questions about the Clinton tax returns, would underscore the argument that "the White House certainly had reason to worry about the Department of Justice search of Vincent Foster's office." Banking Committee member Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) countered that any mistakes by administration officials in the aftermath of Foster's death were due to the "emotional shock they had experienced." TIME's Suneel Ratan notes that in his testimony today, Hubbell made "a calculated effort to support the White House line. What they're trying...
America's current welfare system discourages people from seeking work, contributes to the breakup of families and is in desperate need of reform, U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) said last night at a Harvard Law School Forum...
...fact, only three incumbent Democratic U.S. Senators secured their seats by a wider margin than did Kennedy: U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.), U.S. Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D-Md.), and U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii...
...always wanted to be one of many, and nowthat time has come," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski(D-Md.), now the only female Democrat in theSenate...