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Some steps should be taken immediately. The American government has already lifted most sanctions against South Africa, but some loan restrictions remain in place. The U.S. should lift these and should send major economic and technical assistance, as well as food aid, as soon as possible...
...thanks to new research, the haze is beginning to lift. And it unveils a surprise: more and more scientists are starting to suspect that traditional medical views of vitamins and minerals have been too limited. While researchers may not endorse the expansive claims of hard-core vitamin enthusiasts, evidence suggests that the nutrients play a much more complex role in assuring vitality and optimal health than was previously thought. Vitamins -- often in doses much higher than those usually recommended -- may protect against a host of ills ranging from birth defects and cataracts to heart disease and cancer. Even more provocative...
...also have to say entitlements increased because poverty exploded, and the more poor people you have, the more entitlement spending there will be, which is why we need an antipoverty strategy, which is why I have called for investments in welfare reform and the earned-income tax credit to lift the working poor above the poverty line. There is also the untrammeled growth of health-care costs, which are ripping back through the entitlement programs. They are breaking the bank on Medicare and Medicaid...
...tough policy could also push the Russians into the arms of the European Space Agency, already competing with the U.S. for commercial launch services. The Europeans now control 60% of that business. Says a congressional space analyst: "If they were to add the Russians' heavy-lift capabilities, it would make the U.S. a second-rate power in space...
UNITED NATIONS--Iraq pleaded yesterday for the United Nations to lift trade sanctions that Iraq contends have contributed to the deaths of thousands of people by cutting off essential food and medicine...