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...school football player, loved Top Gun) had e-mailed his dad before his death, says the Washington Post, asking him to write to lawmakers. "Support your government and your military," he urged, "especially when the bodies start coming home." That was an extraordinary plea from a man heading into harm's way: Don't fail us; don't let us die in vain. Had he heard too often the expert condescension, that Americans only support wars that are quick and easy to win? There is no way to prove who is right until America is more sorely tested...
...cares if Dubya's dad hated it? The fact is, broccoli is one mean green. It boasts a fistful of phytochemicals, including sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol, that may detoxify cancer-causing substances before they have a chance to cause harm. In women, indole-3-carbinol may turn the estrogen associated with breast cancer into a more benign form. A number of studies have linked regular consumption of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli to a reduced risk of breast, colon and stomach cancers. Broccoli is a rich source of beta-carotene, fiber and vitamin C (1 cup contains more C than...
...Morris and Desmond Byrne, the fallout from a Jan. 3 booze-up has been far more enduring than a hangover: after a disturbance in a London club that included an alleged attack on its doorman, the three players were arrested and charged with affray and assault causing actual bodily harm. Last Wednesday, after pleading not guilty to the charges in a London magistrate's court, they were remanded on bail to face committal proceedings next month...
...anything be done to keep small planes - smaller weapons than commercial aircraft, but weapons nonetheless - out of the hands of those bent on harm or suicide? Sure, says Warren Morningstar, vice president for communications at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, but there's a limit to what officials can change. Much of the responsibility for safety lies in the hands of pilots themselves...
Based on a lot of theory and very little experience, the experts were pretty sure it took a minimum of 8,000 to 10,000 anthrax spores to cause the deadly inhaled version of the infection. They told postal workers that spores inside sealed envelopes were unlikely to harm them. They were convinced that lethal airborne spores would be reasonably safe once they had settled down...