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...unheard of among elite U.S. athletes these days - is certain to improve his standing on the Continent. Also, Armstrong might get some real challenges on the road this year. Jan Ullrich, the German 1997 champion and four-time runner-up who missed last year's Tour because of a knee injury, remains a threat. And this year's Giro d'Italia winner, Italian Gilberto Simoni, who sat out the last Tour because of a drug suspension that was later overturned, promises to be another contender. "[Armstrong] has always had an easy ride to Paris because he's never faced real...
DeLay knows about nudges. He's famous for giving them--and the odd knee to the groin--but he doesn't like being on the receiving end. Increasingly, the Texas Republican feels that he and his conservative colleagues have been isolated by the Administration, despite their repeated success in passing the President's agenda. "They take the House for granted," a G.O.P. leadership aide said."This was Tom saying, 'Hey, take notice...
Some industry experts suggest national standards for acceptable outcomes in medical procedures. Zuk says a separate malpractice torts system would be a better solution. New standards, he argues, would only put doctors on the defensive. He recalls his own knee replacement in 2001. His doctors, he says, focused on treating him, not providing disclaimers or ordering tests. Zuk is convinced he knows why: "They don't have to worry about me suing them." --By Jyoti Thottam
...Aceh province, Indonesia. Albert and his wife, Elizabeth Engel, arrived in Aceh for a cycling tour in late April, before hostilities between the military and separatist rebels resumed. The army says soldiers shot at the couple's campsite thinking they were guerrilla fighters. Engel was hit in the knee, and is in stable condition. The military has come under fire for being trigger-happy and killing noncombatants...
Mellone has moderated sometimes heated question-and-answer sessions at public meetings. While he questions the value of “extreme,” “knee-jerk” community opposition, Mellone points out that Harvard has at times made the community’s planning process frustrating by saying little about its own particular intentions...