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...range of other alleged offenses, but kept his tone appropriate for the format and avoided purely personal attacks. Occasionally stumbling over some of his sharper rehearsed lines, he muted their effectiveness. Didn't once fluster Obama, though he did lay down the foundation he needs to try to mount a comeback by sowing doubts about the Democrat. Pulled off his primary task more deftly than even his aides could have hoped...
...Tuesday, Japan's Prime Minister, Taro Aso, urged industrialized countries to take further measures to shore up credit markets. "The impact would be substantial if the G-7 didn't send a clear message," he said. Meanwhile, as the crisis continues to deepen, Asia's frustration continues to mount. "Masters of the Universe have bitten the dust, the same dust that is now in the mouths of the rest of us," Nirupam Sen, India's permanent representative to the U.N., said on Monday. The dust doesn't look likely to settle anytime soon...
...Washington and fight the good fight for the people. She makes people feel like she has their best interests at heart, and that’s why she’s been so successful.” While Halcro, like Palin, is a registered Republican, he decided to mount his 2006 gubernatorial campaign as an independent due to concerns about his ability to win the GOP nomination. “I’m a moderate Republican, and we don’t survive closed Republican primaries because the conservative base always shows up,” Halcro said, referring...
...overuse of last-resort medications that would only feed drug resistance. And in Africa in particular, tuberculosis is nurtured alongside AIDS in a deadly double hit: The weakened immune systems of H.I.V. patients make them more vulnerable to TB infection, and because their crippled immune systems can no longer mount proper responses, H.I.V. patients infected with TB often don't produce the recognizable symptoms of the disease such as coughing or visible lesions on chest X-rays. Their abnormal immunity also renders the myco-bacterium difficult to detect in blood-based assays...
...remedy: the fair featured the appropriately-named Relaxation Station, which featured a fishing booth and the promise of a slinky to any successful fisherman. “It’s the place for you to channel your inner kindergartner,” said Robin E. Mount, the interim director of OCS. Forget about your lack of employment prospects and pick up some Play...