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Browne pointed to well-intentioned government subsidies for education as an example of a government program that does more harm than good...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Libertarian Candidate Advocates Shrinking Government | 10/2/1996 | See Source »

...such toxins and environmental hazards like smoky oil fires may all trigger variations of the syndrome in different victims. Scientists have begun to explore the effect of minuscule doses of such gases. In the past it was thought that only amounts of nerve agents sufficient to cause near immediate harm were dangerous. But studies are under way to determine if momentary exposure to mere molecules of such poisons is equally deadly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GULF WAR POISONS SEEP OUT | 9/30/1996 | See Source »

...standard procedure to monitor the heart in critically ill patients may do more harm than good. Pulmonary-artery CATHETERIZATION--in which a catheter stays in the heart for several days--raises by 21% the risk of patients' dying within 30 days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 30, 1996 | 9/30/1996 | See Source »

...biggest problem these days: too many powerful software tools in the hands of people who aren't smart enough to build their own--or to use them wisely. Real hackers may be clever and prankish, but their first rule is to do no serious harm. Whoever is clobbering independent operators like Panix has as much to do with hacking as celebrity stalkers have to do with cinematography. Another of the victims was the Voters Telecommunications Watch, a nonprofit group that promotes free speech online. "Going after them was like going after the little old lady who helps people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PANIX ATTACK | 9/30/1996 | See Source »

...Well, at least he's competent enough to identify where Harvard College students choose to drink. But why he must focus on this aspect of the drinking culture, and why he selects Harvard Square in particular, are questions which we, unfortunately, have to answer. Scali surely doesn't intend harm, for he is trying to carry on with a decent job as a political appointee (but don't forget the fact that Harvard students don't vote in great numbers in Cambridge...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Lenient Alcohol Policy Is Needed | 9/26/1996 | See Source »

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