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Critics of the LHC say the high-energy experiment might create a mini black hole that could expand to dangerous, Earth-eating proportions. On Aug. 26, Otto Rossler, a German chemist at the Eberhard Karis University of Tubingen, filed a lawsuit against CERN with the European Court of Human Rights that argued, with no understatement, that such a scenario would violate the right to life of European citizens and pose a threat to the rule of law. Last March, two American environmentalists filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Honolulu seeking to force the U.S. government to withdraw...
...Washington is in favor of more cancer. But attempts to expand the NIH's budget or get separate funding from Congress have been stymied by internecine fighting among cancer groups. Armstrong tells of vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden's frustration at being besieged by cancer-site advocates--lung, breast, blood--and those for other terrible diseases, each unwilling to let dollars pass to another without an argument. "Within that group, you have a lot of fighting, hogging, people trying to elbow each other out," says Armstrong. The legislators' message to these groups is simple: Get your acts together...
...environmental record has been tarnished in recent months - but the reality is that candidates aren't talking about climate change because it's not high on the list of voter priorities. Sky-high gas prices are, however, and many voters have responded more positively to McCain's call to expand offshore drilling than Barack Obama's more measured plans for alternative power and energy efficiency. The We Campaign proudly claims that it has enlisted more than 1.5 million people so far. That's an impressive number, but a more pertinent number might be 3: the number of supervisors for Santa...
...Such sentiments, if they expand by word of mouth across a crucial swing state like Ohio, are music to the ears of McCain's advisers. By picking Palin, McCain took a chance with a politician who lacks much experience on a national or international stage. But it's a bet that could pay off big on November...
...have less respect in the world than at any point in our history," Leach said. "We need to pay attention to other countries in order to expand the rule...