Word: nationals
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Neither Bush nor the nation will risk serious damage if he ignores the recommendations of groups ranging from the archconservative Heritage Foundation to the Brookings Institution. Most of what is printed in the avalanche of reports is either terribly old or painfully obvious or both. Moreover, some of the authors seem more interested in attracting the limelight than in illuminating the issues facing the new President. Publication dates are set close to the election to ensure maximum press coverage. Said Hess: "These people are fighting for space in the press, to get a little publicity, to state an ideology...
Ever since it became clear that AIDS and other infections could be transmitted through blood transfusions, the public has regarded receiving blood as risky. Even though blood is now screened more thoroughly than ever, scientists too are concerned about the vulnerability of the nation's blood supply, and this has led to a search for ways to circumvent the donor system. One approach is synthetic hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of red blood cells; another is a drug to increase the production of red cells. A third is increasingly being used in elective surgery: autologous transfusion, in which patients...
...language minorities. Colleen O'Connor, spokeswoman of the American Civil Liberties Union, says the initiatives shout, "You're here but we would like to make it difficult for you." Even conservatives like Arizona Senator John McCain oppose initiatives like the one just passed in his state. Says McCain: "Our nation and the English language have done quite well with Chinese spoken in California, German in Pennsylvania, Italian in New York, Swedish in Minnesota and Spanish in the Southwest. I fail to see the cause for alarm...
...reward schools that raise test scores and to award cash bonuses to outstanding teachers. Now that the White House is his, TIME will take the President-elect at his word. During the next four years, the magazine will occasionally grade Bush on his progress in addressing one of the nation's most urgent problems...
...host nation for the U.N., the U.S. is generally obliged to permit anyone to bring his case to the world organization, though it reserves the right to exclude security threats. In 1974 Arafat appeared before the General Assembly, an empty pistol holster conspicuous on his hip. At first, Shultz hid behind the flimsy excuse that Arafat had not formally asked for a visa. Then Arafat called the American bluff by making the request through the U.S. consulate in Tunis. The State Department said it would "severely scrutinize" his application. The possibility that the Americans might refuse the visa had angered...