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...with voting rights, the death penalty, Guantánamo detainees and, in all likelihood, gun control on the docket this term, there will be plenty of fuel to heat up the rhetoric again. The question is whether Roberts and his colleagues will put away their matches...
...with a prosecutable case against the Marines involved in the incident. The commander of the First Marine Expeditionary Force, Lt. Gen. James Mattis, is expected to decide in the next few weeks which charges, if any, to bring against three remaining Marines under investigation for the Haditha killings. The likelihood is that none of the charges will be for murder...
...grandpa up to speed. The problem is not that internationalists and communists have infiltrated the university, but that, quite simply, everyone has a different opinion on what ought to be required. Say you asked 10 people whether every educated person should know certain things; your answer will in all likelihood be yes, there is a common sensibility. But here’s the catch: Try getting those same 10 people into a room to decide precisely what every educated person ought to know. Try it! There will be no agreement. The trouble is not finding a coherent position, but sorting...
...most are not much larger than a piece of 8.5x11-inch printer paper—a factor that has, itself, played a role in the dispute.In fact, in the catalogue, one essay is dedicated specifically to the issue of the size of the paintings in relation to the likelihood of their authenticity. Designated “Jackson experimental” on the wrapper in which they were found, and not attributed to any artist on their museum labels, the paintings are uneven in quality and texture, but some of the disputed paintings manage to be little marvels in miniature...
...Chemotherapy decisions are similarly dictated by pocketbook considerations. The greater likelihood of ER-negative breast cancer in Africans and Asians means that such drugs as the estrogen blockers are not on the menu of pharmaceutical options. That rules out one of the cheapest and most available breast-cancer drugs in Africa: a $150-a-dose generic version of tamoxifen (and even that would be far too expensive for many women). Traditional chemotherapy may cost $20,000 or more. Merely determining which type of cancer a woman has may require genetic testing, which can add an additional...