Word: factors
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...Ethics Committee, which has already dismissed more than 70 of the allegations against him. The reprimand, reportedly negotiated by Gingrich?s attorneys when he agreed to admit violations, hardly constitutes a clean slate, but Gingrich and his supporters will do their best to dismiss its importance. One factor in his favor: the outrage many Republicans feel over the prospect that Gingrich might lose his job over behavior that, while clearly wrong, looks no worse than that of the President and his party. In addition, the GOP has no obvious alternatives for speaker, since Majority Leader Dick Armey and Whip...
...second headline on your story, "The fault, dear Sigmund, may be in our genes," took a potshot at Sigmund Freud. You should not have implied that Freud omitted constitutional factors as a cause of neuroses. Nothing could be further from the truth. Over and over, Freud cited the individual's constitution as an important factor disposing to neurosis. Further, it is misleading to ascribe the label neurotic to everyone who might be carrying this newly discovered short gene. So-called normal people can also be anxious and worried. GAIL S. REED New York City...
...good solution to the day-care dilemma, welfare reform has no hope of breaking the "cycle of dependency" and may in fact exacerbate it. For starters, a study by Marcia Meyers at Columbia University's School of Social Work has shown that good, reliable child care is a key factor in whether a welfare mother can perform well on the job and stick with...
Harvard faces Northeastern at home tomorrow after finishing an exhausting four game road trip. Last year, the Crimson thoroughly dominated Northeastern, 86-61. The Harvard players realize that revenge will be a motivating factor for the Northeastern team...
Still, she has already charmed potential enemies on the domestic front, including the irascible Republican Jesse Helms, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who toasted her last week as a "tough and courageous lady." In fact, such bipartisan appeal was a major factor in the selection of Albright and her teammates. Clinton must co-opt a skeptical Congress if he is ever to develop the national consensus essential to almost any foreign venture or protect the policymaking bureaucracy from the budget hawks. Cohen is highly regarded on both sides of the aisle as a bridge builder who can meld...