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...time to test the instinct of the Democrats for self-preservation. Soft money is the Democrats' bread and butter, and now that it might really be taken away, members - after lining up loudly behind McCain to a man in years past - are scattering. Louisianan John Breaux has already sided with Hagel. Bob Torricelli is making similar noises. More will follow when it comes time to fish or cut bait...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Finance Reform: The Tale of the Tape | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...according to Kristi Ridd-Young, DONA's administrative director. "Part of this increase stems from the fact that the consumer is taking birth back into her own hands and wants to be a part of the decision process," says Ridd-Young. "Also, it's a natural instinct to gather the right kind of support around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: One Labor-Intensive Job | 3/12/2001 | See Source »

Owning a dog with a high degree of protection instinct is exactly the same as having a loaded firearm in my home. I should be held responsible for any damages to innocent life that my canine weapon inflicts. DARLENE GARFIELD Columbia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 5, 2001 | 3/5/2001 | See Source »

...Westchester Celiac Support Group in New York. By then, diagnosis is very difficult; the telltale antibodies will have disappeared, and the intestinal biopsy may not show anything wrong. You may even have to re-expose yourself to wheat--and get sick again--to prove that your gut instinct was right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Against the Grain | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

...Obese humans, scientists speculate, gain weight because they consume too much fat. Let's say I eat french fries every day with lunch. That fat is tucked away in my body for safekeeping (hello, lovehandles), a survival instinct that leaves my body craving still more fat to perform its normal functions. If we were all living on berries and nuts and only rarely eating meats and fats, nutritionists say, we'd probably use up all of our stored fat between big meals, and we wouldn't have any weight problems. But in our sedentary society, most of us struggle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fated to Be Fat? | 2/20/2001 | See Source »

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