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...over, for another $5 million to $8 million or much less. An opponent is the problem. "Let's do it again," Hearns offered vaguely, meaning in the distant future. The Detroiter needs some time to recall he is a boxer, and the conqueror must be allowed some time to grow old. "I'm at the top of my game, and I don't see any other fighter out there," said Hagler, Marvelous no longer just by court decree. "I don't see another one. I'm 'boxing' right...
...small growths that generally appear on epithelial tissues, like those that line the intestines. Intestinal polyps are quite common, especially in people over 50, and if detected early they can be treated with minor surgery, usually by being cauterized or snipped off. When the polyps are allowed to grow, however, they not only are more difficult to remove but can interfere with body functions and even become cancerous...
...cruel irony of Stockman's term in office is that the Budget Director who, perhaps more than any other, wanted to scale down the Government is leaving behind the biggest deficit in U.S. history. Stockman has seen the deficit grow from $58 billion in 1981 to considerably more than $200 billion this year. Although some economists say that the importance of the deficit figure is overrated, most express a real concern that it now equals approximately 5.5% of the gross national product, up from 2% in 1981. The debt racked up by the budgets Stockman has overseen equals that accumulated...
...voted on in 18 months if President Reagan judges that the progress toward breaking down apartheid is still inadequate. For another, nothing in prospect seems likely to still the clamor of those advocating a complete U.S. economic pull-out from South Africa. That clamor is apt to grow in the fall as students return to university campuses for a new semester and, probably, new demonstrations...
Television news executives grow quite defensive about newspaper critics of their coverage. "Those critics, usually 40 years or older, know they're not being misled by things said on TV but think others will be," says Richard Wald, senior vice president of ABC News. He thinks they underestimate how quickly viewers read a scene and decide that someone is playing a role or "has to say that." Howard Stringer, executive vice president of CBS News, recalls shots of hostages in a darkened spot: "Their surly answers showed they were under duress." Far from prolonging the crisis, Stringer believes that...