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...BRITAIN Human Clones Ban Britain became the first country to announce a ban on human reproductive cloning. Health Secretary Alan Milburn said the government would enact legislation within months to outlaw the practice, but would dedicate more funding to other genetic research. Human cloning is already banned by the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority, which has the power to grant licenses, but the new move would create a permanent statutory ban. Milburn said the government would invest another $43 million in genetic screening, enabling Britain to offer free testing to women with an inherited risk of breast cancer...
DIED. ROD MILBURN, 47, genial 1972 Olympic gold medalist who won the 110-m hurdles at Munich; from falling into a railcar full of caustic chemicals while on the job; in Baton Rouge...
Such penny pinching hurts not just the special-needs patients. Mary Milburn, an 82-year-old retired seamstress who suffers from high blood pressure, was prescribed a blood-pressure medicine to which she was allergic. As a result, her doctor then prescribed a more expensive alternative medication, Accupril, but her managed-care company refused to cover the cost. Milburn, who lives on $440 a month in Social Security benefits, had to lay out about $30 a month of her own money until the company eventually relented under the threat of a lawsuit. Says Milburn: "Thirty dollars a month doesn...
...next day, he was brought to the Tysons Corner FBI office for debriefing. Officials would begin the process of questioning him fully about his activities and his knowledge of the KGB. The debriefers were in place around a polished conference table. From the FBI there were Les Wiser, James Milburn and special agents Mike Donner and Rudy Guerin. Mark Hulkower, who has successfully prosecuted the Ameses for the government, represented the U.S. Attorney's office. The only person from the CIA was Jeanne Vertefeuille. Ames was brought in, handcuffed. He spotted Vertefeuille right away. He knew...
...Harvard strength in historical collections isunmatched and will continue to be unmatched,"Kelly-Milburn says...