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...matchup between the Ivy League and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)-the conference known foremost for its academics versus arguably the best in basketball...
Willard van Orman Quine, a Harvard professor who was one of the foremost philosophers of the 20th century, died on Dec. 25 at age 92. He lived in Boston...
...Bethesda-based campus of the NIH houses the world's foremost medical-research center. It consists of 26 institutes and centers, including the Genome Institute--Celera's fiercest competitor--led by Francis Collins. The NIH's research is deep in scientific expertise and wide in scope, from uncovering the genetic roots of the rarest cancers to understanding the molecular basis of the common cold. Venter got his start here, bringing both glory and controversy to the Institutes during eight stormy years...
...culprit in this election is the antiquated and ineffective technology used to tabulate votes. We need to fix the problem. Congress could suggest a standard ballot and voting equipment. This polarized society that we have been drawn into by our political "leaders" is counterproductive. We are Americans, first and foremost. JAMES R. CLARK Waldo...
...some other unforeseen calamity, the price of crude is expected to drift down after the winter peak-demand period, perhaps to less than $30 per bbl. by spring and even into the low-$20 range by the end of 2001. Says Yergin, one of the country's foremost experts on the energy supply: "We should see the fundamentals of supply and demand reassert themselves over the tension that has been driving the market for much of this year...