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...uncanny ability to get under the skin of Collins and other leaders of the U.S.-British genome project. So had Collins' counterparts at other NIH institutes. And so, most important, had President Clinton, who at one point scribbled a note to science adviser Neal Lane with the terse instruction: "Fix it...make these guys work together...
...bigger issues surrounding the bill, and which have gotten all the ink since the House passed it a couple of weeks ago, have to do with saving family farms and businesses. Sometimes heirs must sell out to pay inheritance tax. Repealing the estate tax would fix that. But President Clinton--and Al Gore, if elected--would never sign the bill, viewing it as favoring the rich. There may be enough momentum, though, to override a veto, and if things fall to George W. Bush, the Republican presidential hopeful, the bill would become law in a nanosecond...
...that practice, practice, practice part that most people would just as soon forget. In a quick-fix culture, what I was looking for was some kind of memory pill, a once-a-day dose that would do my mind sharpening for me. To hear some people tell it, those potions may already be out there...
...spending at least 25 min. during the workday using the Net for personal pursuits. But after a while it gets dull checking the five-day forecast on weather.com or hoping some news will break on CNN.com to liven up your mundane Monday. So if you need a quick fix that won't get you fired because it takes all day, here are a few sure bets...
Still, some masters say that little can be done to fix the problem House-by-House...