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...original version of this article misstated that Britain's National Health Service is funding Gideon Lack's current study of peanut allergy in children. In fact, the study is being funded by the National Institutes of Health...
...considered the surest bet around. Reputation aside, however, politicians abuse their ability to borrow just like any spendthrift with too many credit cards, and often pile up more bills than they can handle. Argentina, Russia, Mexico and others have stiffed their bankers over the past 30 years. In fact, the sovereign-debt crisis goes back as far as the concept of the sovereign state. The first recorded government default took place in the 4th century B.C., when Greek municipalities failed to pay back loans granted by a temple. (Read "The Party's Over for Spendthrift Greeks...
...leaders like Gates persist in the old ideas of wars, troops and battlefields? Sending troops across the world to "win" is a fundamentally flawed and outmoded concept--not to speak of the fact that we as a nation cannot afford it. The terrorists are slowly bleeding our nation toward ruin as we are drawn into war after impossible...
...fact that the Chilean quake occurred six weeks after the catastrophic temblor in Haiti could lead many to wonder if we're entering a new era of seismological disaster. But the two quakes are unrelated, occurring on different faults. The reality is that Chileans live in one of the most seismically dangerous regions in the world, and an earthquake as powerful as the one that hit this morning was just a matter of time. The question is how Chileans - and the rest of the world - can better prepare for geological calamity...
...toward the end of my performance, and I think my legs were a little tired," said Asada after her program. "I wish I would have completed that jump, and I have some regret over that. One thing I can say is that I am proud of the fact that I completed three successful triple Axels at these Olympic Games." (See the top 10 skating rivalries...