Word: hurtfulness
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...questions and then instructed to push a button to answer. Maybe the brain operates the same way with a push-button fib as with a verbal one--but maybe it doesn't. And because we all do a certain amount of self-censorship--telling white lies to avoid hurt feelings, for example--signs of activity in the relevant brain regions do not necessarily make you a criminal. "All fMRI lie-detection studies report findings in parts of the anterior cingulate," says University of South Carolina psychologist Jennifer Vendemia. "Well, that's good because if you don't have activation there...
...There's no telling whether his tour of duty in Iraq will help or hurt his chances back home in District 30. He says he doesn't know if his opponents in the primary will take his absence as an opportunity to attack him without consequence, or avoid the topic of him in Iraq entirely knowing it could boost his popularity in a district where 50% of the voters are Republican. Rep. Marian McClure, who occupies the other seat in District 30 and is one of four Republicans vying for the two seats, says that there's no chance this...
...That poses a problem for business travelers on short trips who prefer not to check bags. Standard & Poor's Baggaley talks about a "hassle factor" and says the tougher security "is likely to divert at least a small amount of business travelers." Any such defections would hurt airlines just as they have been returning to better financial shape, including U.S. carriers such as Delta, which is currently in bankruptcy but reported stronger operating margins in the second quarter. Airports are facing potentially even tougher problems. Baggage handling systems are nearly overloaded in many airports, as the number of checked bags...
...Dulles International Airport on the first flight from London Heathrow after the arrests. The plane arrived nearly two hours late, and the passengers emerged clutching plastic bags for their passports and not much else. But Bort was unfazed. "I still think I have a greater chance of being hurt in a car accident than getting killed by a terrorist," she said...
...boxing terms, Israel's war with Hizballah is heading for a draw. The U.N. Security Council cease-fire proposal has sounded the bell for the last round, with the combatants having hurt each other, but never landing a decisive blow - or appearing likely to. The remainder of the bout will see a flurry of punches thrown by both fighters in the hope of persuading the judges to award a victory on points...