Word: die
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...Wahid's fragile health. He suffered a stroke in 1998 that left him unable to walk unaided. "We need a leader who can unite the nation, and he has the capacity," says Emil Salim, a respected former Finance Minister. "But Gus Dur is not a healthy man." Should he die or become incapacitated, Megawati would take over as President for the remainder of his five-year term--something that could spark renewed opposition from Muslim parties, particularly if it happened before she had time to mend some political fences...
...road to our cultural consciousness was not a quick one for Japanese animation. Only a few years ago, the availability of anime in America was rather limited; die-hard fans who wanted to get their hands on the latest imports had to dig around for them, in obscure video stores or at science-fiction conventions. As interest spread, however, so did availability...
...TIME Washington correspondent Sally Donnelly, "and Clinton signs it into law, doctors would be permitted to treat pain as aggressively as they saw fit, given their intent was not to end the patients' life. This way, doctors could medicate for pain without fear of retribution, even if a patient dies. But the tough issue becomes intent: What did the doctor intend the drugs to do?" So if a patient does die while medicated, a doctor would be subject to an investigation, which, the bill's opponents fear, could lead the Drug Enforcement Agency right into patients' hospital rooms, and send...
...Going into the closed end, it was not easy to throw the ball," Murphy said. "It was a hard, swirling wind and going the closed end, the balls tended to die...
...DIE ONLINE Yes, e-death was inevitable. You can now buy an 18-gauge-steel Pieta model casket with velvet interior for $845 at eCasketz.com Even when you tack on as much as $500 for overnight delivery, you'll end up paying less than the $2,400 some mortuaries charge. But the Net has its limits--you'll still need help getting into that casket. Undertakers have tried to recoup dollars lost to cut-rate casket sellers by raising their service fees, up 9.6% over the past two years, to an average of $1,182. These fees account for about...