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...opposition Christian Democrats until the constitutional end of the Social Democrats' term, in 2006. That would help break the gridlock. Alfred Jung Gau-Bischofsheim, Germany After Schröder's party was severely beaten in North Rhine-Westphalia, a Social Democratic stronghold for 39 years, and was suffering its lowest approval ratings since World War II, Schröder should have resigned gracefully. Instead, he decided to call snap elections. Nevertheless, there are two possible outcomes. Either Schröder will be re-elected, or he will discover, like King Canute, that even he cannot turn back an incoming tide...
...national average, and more than the U.S. rates for either blacks (15%) or Hispanics (11.2%). About one-third of Watts families exist below the poverty line. The city and county human relations commissions report that the south-central area containing Watts had "the highest infant mortality rate, the lowest rate of immunization, the highest incidence of communicable disease . . . and the fewest doctors per capita in the county...
...study in Cancer Research: a lower risk of prostate cancer. The study of 905 Caucasian Californians found that as men's skin got darker, their prostate-cancer risk got smaller. Men with the highest levels of sun exposure had half the risk of men with the lowest levels. Warning: too much sun increases the risk of skin cancer...
...takers.) This year, the Nationals are the toast of the capital and contenders in the National League East. Potential buyers are lining up like K Street lobbyists looking for a legislative handout. And the team is winning, despite lacking a true star and having a $47 million payroll, the lowest in the division...
Welch’s 18 points marked the lowest total since his freshman year—all six of his goals came on the power play—and since gritty, physical, defensive play never grabbed any headlines, the captain spent most of his time extolling goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris’ sensational season and Harvard’s potential...