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...CUTS AND SCRAPES Don't apply an antiseptic like hydrogen peroxide to minor cuts and scrapes; that can actually delay healing. Hydrogen peroxide kills pretty much everything in its path, including any immune cells that your body has rushed to the wound. All that's needed to treat most of these injuries is to wash them gently with soap and water--making sure dirt or any other foreign material is flushed out--and then to cover with a sterile bandage. It's O.K. to use a topical antibiotic ointment like Neosporin the first...
...afternoon, the rebels on one side of the bridge danced and waved white flags, while back on the other side Daydee's comrades laughed and milled about, each step sending the carpet of shell casings clinking like Christmas bells. The cause of the celebration: after weeks of dickering and delay, a couple hundred Nigerian peacekeepers finally arrived at an airport more than 40 km outside the Liberian capital. The battle that had claimed at least 1,000 lives seemed over. But even as the city stuttered back toward normalcy, a troubling question hung over the peace: Would President Charles Taylor...
...their Monday meeting, the city council passed an order calling for the MBTA to delay its announcement of the winning bid to allow time for community discussion...
...visionless governance are not unique to Sacramento, nor are the efforts of right-wing populist extremists to use constitutional gimmickry to subvert democracy. The impeachment of Bill Clinton was part of the latter trend, as is the current effort in the Texas state legislature-orchestrated by Congressman Tom DeLay-to redraw district lines. As a nation, we seem to be losing the habits of civility and citizenship. Public life is becoming a pricey boutique, catering only to special interests and political eccentrics. The California recall is goofy, irresponsible-and not a bad way to remind politicians that their work involves...
...about $11 billion, the battered corporation?s relationship with the federal government-which yields about $1 billion in annual revenue-remained unchanged. The Bush administration is only now getting around to suspending the company from government contracts. In D.C., Republicans and Democrats alike have been puzzled. Why the delay...