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...taken as a sign that Ecevit's fragile coalition - he was elected with only 22 percent of the vote - was falling apart, and the financial markets immediately went wild. The stock market and the currency, the lira, both crashed, and within a day the central bank had to lift the dollar peg on the currency because it couldn't afford to support it anymore. Of course, if Ecevit had kept his mouth shut, this wouldn't have happened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Turkey Be Plucked From Its Financial Meltdown? | 2/22/2001 | See Source »

...main source of embryonic stem cells is "leftover" embryos from IVF clinics; cloning embryos could provide an almost unlimited source. Progress could come even faster if Congress were to lift the restrictions on federal funding--which might have the added safety benefit of the federal oversight that comes with federal dollars. "We're concerned about George W.'s position and whether he'll let existing guidelines stay in place," says West. "People are begging to work on those cells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Human Cloning: Baby, It's You! And You, And You... | 2/19/2001 | See Source »

...Attracting bulls from all over Europe b) The world's largest pair of underpants c) Getting a little lift in the crotch d) Part of the long-awaited, though poorly attended, Dom DeLuise lingerie fair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Feb. 19, 2001 | 2/19/2001 | See Source »

...Lift your napkin, wipe your chin, and above all, protect your pants...

Author: By Matthew F. Quirk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Learn Fine Art of Interview Dining | 2/14/2001 | See Source »

...Lift your fork with your right hand, tines down, spear your chicken, cut down and to the left, down and to the left, switch your fork hand, put chicken in your mouth, replace the fork between twelve and four o' clock on your plate," she instructed while pacing amongst the tables...

Author: By Matthew F. Quirk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Learn Fine Art of Interview Dining | 2/14/2001 | See Source »

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