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While the press loves to focus on the wretched excess of wealthy candidates, the public doesn't seem surprised. They recognize the eternal verity that the rich are different from you and me: they buy the best schools, the best doctors and the best vacations, so why wouldn't they buy the best political offices? And Congress squelches any attempt to change the system. Last week John McCain tried to curb a burgeoning money scam by forcing special-interest groups secretly backing candidates to clearly disclose who they are and what they are doing. But majority whip Tom DeLay...
...cassava crop--a key source of calories--to the mosaic virus. Genetically modified, virus-resistant crops can reduce that damage, as can drought-tolerant seeds in regions where water shortages limit the amount of land under cultivation. Biotech can also help solve the problem of soil that contains excess aluminum, which can damage roots and cause many staple-crop failures. A gene that helps neutralize aluminum toxicity in rice has been identified...
...President Neil L. Rudenstine announces at the Harvard Club of New York that the University's capital campaign has raised $2.325 billion--three months before its scheduled end and $225 million in excess of the goal the University set for itself more than five years earlier...
...Radcliffe women had a reputation for being homely and not washing their hair and for taking notes to excess and doing better than a lot of the Harvard chaps on the exams," says Alex Hoagland '50, a Crimson editor, who adds that he knew many attractive 'Cliffies...
...help noticing how that income stream also serves to pay for a lot of very expensive equipment. I'm more concerned, though, that some folks might consider a "clean" CT scan an excuse to forget about doing the things that we know improve health, like quitting smoking, shedding excess pounds or exercising more...