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...going to tell all. Whoo-ee, there are going to be a lot of nervous people around here." TRENT LOTT, Republican Senator from Mississippi who was ousted as majority leader, about the book he's thinking of writing...
...troops had spotted our scout slashing a path through the foliage. Our guide, Hmong rebel commander and government enemy Moua Toua Ther, instructed us to sit tight rather than run. The thick foliage, he knew, afforded us some protection. Hours passed. Every rustle in the undergrowth was met with nervous intakes of breath. Not until 4 a.m. did we dare move again. We crossed the biting-cold river in our underwear with our packs humped on our shoulders and our clothes slung round our necks, then we marched 12 hours to a road where, to our profound relief...
Health care in America is suffering a total nervous breakdown, but it isn't just because doctors are striking and maternity wards are closing. Health-care premiums are rising at unsustainable rates. Some economists estimate that unnecessary tests and procedures, ordered by doctors to build a record just in case there is a lawsuit, cost more than $100 billion a year--enough to provide health insurance for the 40 million Americans who have no coverage. Modern medical technology is bringing us miracle cures, yet the absence of backup systems to catch human errors is causing thousands of deaths each year...
Before she went on, Gilligan looked nervous, flipping through her notes and rubbing her teeth with her fingers...
...realize there was still another ring coming. Stoltz took her to the Chicago Planetarium, which overlooks Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. “It was beautiful, shimmering, very romantic, but cold,” she says. In a moment that she describes as “nervous,” Stoltz got down on his knees, took off Levenson’s glove and slid an actual engagement ring onto her finger. The two will wed in a civil ceremony this September...