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...while other scientists take the new result seriously, they're not quite ready to buy into it completely. "It's a really worthwhile and bold effort to understand a period we have a hard time explaining," says Ed Boyle, a professor of ocean geochemistry at MIT. "My cautious view is that this looks promising right now, but I've been studying chemical tracers in foraminifera for pretty much my whole career, and there are often unexpected twists and turns." It is, he says, "the kind of thing where they may turn out to be right, and we'll look back...
Opponents of the bill in Washington, blocked at every turn, continue to loudly condemn the effort, saying the council is acting against the wishes of residents. As in California, much of that opposition has been organized through churches. A network of pastors at predominantly black churches have been vocal opponents, and over the summer, Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl joined the fray, reminding hundreds of Catholic priests in the area of the church's opposition. However, Pastor Patrick J. Walker, chairman of a task force opposing same-sex marriage in the Missionary Baptist Ministers' Conference of D.C. and Vicinity, predicts...
...several months, Capitol Hill has been ground zero for the battle over President Obama's ambitious effort to reform the health-care system. But there are growing indications that if and when Congress actually manages to pass a bill, the real action may well be in the states, which could have a surprising degree of autonomy in determining how they implement the federal legislation, and whether it delivers on the promise of curbing soaring costs and providing coverage for the nearly 50 million uninsured. Though most everyone recognizes that the Federal Government can't impose a rigid approach, some critics...
...Still, Hong Kong is determined to achieve recognition as Asia's wine hub. On Nov. 4-6, the city is hosting its second international wine and spirits fair. The fair is part of a broad effort to promote wine growth throughout the region, and even includes a tasting competition to determine what wines best complement traditional Asian dishes. Vintners and wine buffs, take note: with Asia rising, the flavors that please regional palettes could some day drive the decisions wineries make when growing, aging and blending their products. The West needs to face a sobering reality: Hong Kong...
...part of that effort, the CIA worked with British and French intelligence, which had also been on the lookout for the secret plant. They knew there had to be one; once Iran's primary enrichment plan in Natanz was revealed, in 2002, it was assumed that the Iranians would build a second one somewhere...