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Think, too, about why we sometimes remind ourselves that "life is short." It is an impetus to extend a gesture of affection to a loved one, to bury the hatchet in a pointless dispute, to use time productively rather than squander it. I would argue that nothing gives life more purpose than the realization that every moment of consciousness is a precious and fragile gift...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Brain: The Mystery of Consciousness | 1/19/2007 | See Source »

...walk away from any financial obligations regardless of how many years he may have been acting as a minor's father if he discovers he was deceived into parenthood. Fathers' rights groups in Colorado, Illinois and West Virginia are pushing for similar legislation that would remove or extend existing time limits for challenging paternity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Duped Dads Fight Back | 1/19/2007 | See Source »

...sustain this surge. You can deploy the people, but you can't sustain it. They're going to have to send people back that have not had a year [off] in the U.S. to retrain. And they're going to extend people [already in Iraq]. I'm going to look into the post-traumatic stress, and ask, "How many people are you sending back that haven't been counseled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for John Murtha | 1/19/2007 | See Source »

...virus, the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday said it is giving $132.5 million to makers of bird-flu vaccines that rely on immune-system boosters called adjuvants. "In the event of an influenza pandemic," said HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, "adjuvant could provide a way to extend a limited vaccine supply to more people." Here's a look at what's helping kick in such cash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bird Flu Takes Flight | 1/18/2007 | See Source »

...push is coming from the states. Massachusetts passed a program last year requiring nearly all its citizens to carry health coverage. Maine and Vermont have moved to guarantee everyone health care as well. And now comes the boldest move, from California, where Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger aims to extend coverage to almost all the 6.5 million uninsured residents of the nation's largest state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Page From Hillary | 1/11/2007 | See Source »

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