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White House Communications Director Patrick Buchanan predicts a new, more vigorous incarnation for social conservatives. "The right-to-life movement is as strong or stronger than ever. The number of gay-rights marchers at various demonstrations has been a fraction of their old strength. The Christians are taking over the Republican Party in Missouri, Washington and Michigan...
...strength of the $1,995 PC, which had become an industry standard. Since then, however, a slew of small, feisty computer makers have stolen away a hefty chunk of IBM's business by building personal computers that run software written for IBM PCs but sell for a fraction of the cost. The sellers of these so-called IBM-compatibles, companies such as Leading Edge, Epson and Kaypro, have snared an impressive 36.4% of the personal-computer market, while IBM's share has fallen to 33%. Says John Roach, chairman of Tandy, which manufactures a $999 model: "1986 will...
...command. And, yes, she sometimes prescribes a pot of her own chicken soup, which she drops by a patient's home. Jean Sweeney-Dunn, who runs Community Nursing Services for the Elderly in Elmira, N.Y., asks $2 for a urine test and $5 for a blood-sugar analysis, a fraction of what a physician would charge...
...turns out that minoxidil can indeed grow hair, but it rarely produces a robust crop. It works best on the scalps of men who are just beginning to go bald, especially those in their early 20s. Only a fraction of the nation's millions of balding men meet those criteria. This limited efficacy is borne out by Upjohn-sponsored tests at 27 centers around the country. According to the company, 76% of the men using a solution that was 2% minoxidil showed evidence of new hair growth after a year. That was the assessment of researchers who regularly counted...
...report, prepared by the Coordinating Committee on Sexual Harassment, lamented that only a fraction of sexual harassment victims ask the University to intervene on their behalf. It also expressed concerns over what it termed "serious problems" of sexual harassment by peers...