Word: die
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...victims, there is still a temptation to impute to them some original sin that attracted catastrophe, rather than the risks taken for friendship, helpfulness or simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The only thing certain is that Cunanan wanted them to die. Cunanan had parked the red Jeep Cherokee of his murdered ex-lover David Madson near the Chicago home of real estate developer Lee Miglin and could well have seen Miglin working in an open garage, his green Lexus clearly visible. Cunanan killed Miglin, stole the Lexus and abandoned it when he heard radio reports...
Superficially, at least, the New England Journal paper appears to confirm this. The study, conducted at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, surveyed 587 people with a history of heart trouble. The 64 who died during the course of the research were among those with the highest levels of homocysteine in their blood. Overall, the research suggested, people with elevated homocysteine are 4 1/2 times as likely to die of heart disease as those with normal levels...
Combs: I never want to die and say, "I wish I would have tried this, I wish I would have did this." I think that would be the most pitiful feeling in the world...
...start-up organization also offers a Quick Service Plan with a "unique 'right to die' clause, easily and painlessly invoked at either your choice or ours whenever the burden of your illness becomes too great, or too expensive," according to HMO Black literature...
...edge by the IRS in its attempt to collect $330,000 in back taxes, penalties and interest. Remembers Barron: "He didn't sleep very well. He was nervous and fidgety. He lived on Maalox." Armed with a telltale suicide note (the IRS "sits, does nothing, and watches you die"), Ms. Barron now hopes to collect $1 million in compensation under a recent tax law amendment designed to keep too-passionate IRS agents at bay. Undeterred by feelings of guilt, the taxman has slapped liens on the couple's house and $400,000 in life insurance policies. They'll get that...