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...idea that sexual and developmental knowledge leads to earlier experimentation and intercourse is simply wrong. Indeed, research shows that teenagers who are given a proper forum in which to discuss these subjects are those who usually choose to delay risky behavior...
...Henry Hyde, the conservative Republican chairman of the House International Relations Committee, had the same questions when he returned to Washington. Tipped off that the White House game plan was to press for a war resolution before Congress recessed for the November elections, Hyde was far from enthusiastic. Tom DeLay, the House Republican hawk who had been carrying water for the White House on war with Iraq, saw the political advantage for Republicans backing the president on a national security issue just before hotly contested midterm elections. But graybeards like Hyde worried about the pitfalls. He and many...
...major diplomatic victory--in the Middle East, for example--could induce him to stay a short while longer. By the same token, the aide stresses that Powell is determined to serve out the entire term--even if the U.S. launches an invasion of Iraq, which Powell has fought to delay or derail...
...charitable trust that owns Hershey still educates 1,200 children at a cost of $96,000 a year each. But it has decided to diversify its holdings, sparking protests from the citizens of Hershey, Pennsylvania, who got a judge to halt the sale temporarily last week. Still, "a delay of a few weeks won't matter," says Bank of America analyst William Leach, who expects Nestlé and Britain's Cadbury to explore a joint deal. If a sale happens, the new owners are expected to assure the townsfolk that things won't change - but it's going to take...
...July 26, Al-Ississ received a phone call from the embassy, informing him that “new instructions” would mean a considerable delay for his visa...