Word: dilemma
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...after my father died this summer, I lost more than just my remaining parent. Four decades of childhood were also cut loose. Suddenly there were no family members to report to--or rebel against. And that's pretty scary. A new moral dilemma? A question about the stock market? A mature voice of reason? From this point on, the mirror would have to provide answers. Growing up is hard to do, especially when you're scheduled to enter middle...
Many liberals are torn about what to do. Do they follow their heart and vote for Nader or use their head and go with Gore? Some Nader allies have come up with interesting ways to solve their dilemma. Greg MacArthur, a philanthropist, is taking out newspaper ads in states that are considered safe for Gore (Massachusetts, New York) and safe for Bush (Texas, Colorado) urging progressives there to vote for Nader since the outcome there is a foregone conclusion. That strategy is meant to help Nader achieve his goal of securing 5% of the national vote so his Green Party...
Their next question had even wider implications: Could statins decrease the risk of heart attack in people with "normal" cholesterol levels and no history of heart disease? But here researchers ran into an ethical dilemma. Considering everything they knew about the effectiveness of statins, would it be fair in a test of their theory to withhold the drugs from those who might benefit from them but would be given a placebo, or dummy pill...
...Calif., faced this same problem. "On my 20th birthday last year I sobbed all day. It sounds very melodramatic, but it was terrible," she explains. But whereas most adults going through mid-life crises buy convertibles or divorce their spouses, Agnes decided to pursue a different outlet for her dilemma. She took a digital video camera and during the summer shot footage of Hong Kong and parts of Italy in an attempt to capture and wrestle with the idea of aging and self. She describes it as a "personal travel documentary," a project that involves her as a filmmaker...
...Israeli defense minister Ephraim Sneh immediately blamed the Palestinian Authority for the attack, attributing it to the release in recent weeks of scores of Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants from Arafat's jails. The attack will sharpen the political dilemma posed by the latest cease-fire for Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Israel had begun withdrawing some of its tanks from the outskirts of Palestinian neighborhoods Thursday, and Arafat's police were seen breaking up demonstrations around Israeli checkpoints following the agreement to try and curb the violence that has claimed 173 lives over the past five weeks...