Word: lows
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...low-key meeting at Ware's house worked. Dougherty listened as she and several others told their stories. Some had lost jobs, some had been rejected by family, all felt battered by a society that insists that biology is destiny. Dougherty left seeing no reason to attack these folks with a new law. A few days later, he quietly let the legislation die in his committee...
...most doctors--in the U.S. at least--argue that walking during labor is just a fad. It's much safer, they say, for the expectant mom to take to her hospital bed immediately, where the risk of falling is low and it is easier to monitor the baby...
...expected to sign a sweeping IRS-reform bill that includes "technical corrections" governing the popular Roth IRA. Mostly, the corrections close loopholes. So don't look for any big changes, like expanding eligibility for those earning more than $100,000 a year. As I've argued before, that low limit unfairly precludes many nonwealthy couples in big cities from converting their old IRAs to a Roth. Still, nagging obstacles are about to get obliterated, opening the door for wider use of this powerful savings tool...
...taped in New York. Instead, viewers of Evans' stations are being treated to a mixture of infomercials, sitcoms such as "Mama's Family" and "Married With Children," and "Judge Judy." Evans concedes that a ticket dispute was behind his decision, but also says he's unhappy with Dave's low ratings. "I don't think it harms viewers," Evans said of his scheduling switch. Said Rob Burnett, executive producer of the "Late Show": "I think this is the type of fellow who is used to getting the best table at a restaurant at a moment's notice while the rest...
...healthy diet may not be enough to ward off heart disease. In a study of those at risk, LDL, or "bad," cholesterol levels fell 13% in men and 9% in women who combined a low-fat diet with exercise. But for those who only changed their diet, LDLs fell by only half of those percentages...