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...wings dedicated to adolescent patients - there are eight such places in Britain, where authorities say it's too early to speculate on their impact on cure rates. To improve adolescents' chances, says Cole, "We need to understand what stops them participating in trials, help teenagers stick to treatment and develop more trials which target specific tumors in this age group. From doctors, hospitals and government ministers, we need a new philosophy of thinking." Then, perhaps, success stories like Supple's will be the rule, not the exception...
...Stars and Stripes up a flagpole outside its Moscow headquarters to celebrate a landmark deal: with a $2 billion bid, the U.S. firm ConocoPhillips had just won an auction for the Russian government's 7.6% stake in the firm. The two companies promptly announced a strategic alliance to develop oil reserves in the Russian Arctic and potentially work together in Iraq. For Jim Mulva, Conoco's president and chief executive, the deal amounted to a coup, giving Conoco access to 8 billion bbl. of proven oil reserves at relatively modest cost. Lukoil was delighted too because it is counting...
That, says a White House official, is Bush's approach now. He's extremely wary of rushing into the fray before the Palestinians solidify a new order. He will sit back, talk up elections, offer commitments of aid and support if the Palestinians develop democratic institutions, and see how they do. In the short run, says the official, overt support for moderates would fatally discredit them in Palestinian eyes. In any case, the Administration believes that Arafat left Palestinians unprepared to make the concessions required to attain statehood, like restrictions of the number of returning refugees, limited control of Jerusalem...
...company's regulars; is nicely directed by a newcomer to its ranks, Beeban Kidron; and is, like all Working's works, confidently paced. The filmmakers don't try for a knockout with every shot. Situations are allowed to proceed at a natural speed; characters are allowed time to develop their quirks. They give themselves--and the audience--some breathing room, time to take Bridget & Co. to heart...
...believe that voting is the most important part of citizenship. I have been amazed that the system is so disorganized--flawed voter lists and different election rules in different states. Compared with many other countries, the U.S. is still in the Stone Age. We need to develop national election standards. Our votes can push national and local issues in widely disparate directions. But if you did not vote, you have no right to complain. PETER JENKINS Eagle River, Alaska