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...study published last week in the Journal of Genetic Counseling indicates such children run an only slightly higher risk of significant genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis or congenital heart defects--about two percentage points above the average 3% to 4%. Says the study's lead author, Robin Bennett, president-elect of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, which funded the study: "Aside from a thorough medical family history, there is no need to offer any genetic testing on the basis of consanguinity alone...
...district that was more likely to elect a minority even though it was not a minority-majority district, as evidenced by the last three holders of the seat,” said Mayor Michael A. Sullivan...
Barrios attributed Finneran’s decision to his desire to weaken the power of Cambridge voters who typically elect progressive representatives. Finneran is known for his tight control over the legislature and conservative views...
...these ads is outrageous, spending on them is not going to influence the way people vote. Candidates who spend more money on campaigns are successful because voters understand thoroughly what they represent compared to their opponents. All citizens can judge what is best for them in the politicians they elect to office. Publicity is merely one way to get acquainted with the arguments being made...
...independence have turned out to be a lost decade and the history of those years, in the words of a U.S. diplomat, are best viewed as "a case study in state-sponsored looting." This week Ukraine is coming to the end of another bitter, rancorous and accusation-filled election. Officially at stake are the 450 seats in the parliament, or Verkhovna Rada. The most powerful challenge to Kuchma comes from Viktor Yuschenko, who acquired a modest reputation as a reformer during his time as Prime Minister and whose Our Ukraine bloc is way ahead in the polls. Yuschenko promises that...