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...South Carolina Republicans have yet to hear McCain's rebel yell. Their primary comes just 18 days after New Hampshire's, but last week's TIME/CNN poll of likely Republican primary voters shows that 62% of them favor Bush, vs. 15% for McCain. Because South Carolina is the second important primary test, the Arizonan badly needs a victory there to start a brush fire capable of consuming Bush's considerable advantage in money, endorsements and organization in future states. "My campaign will rise or fall depending on what happens in South Carolina," McCain told TIME...
...comfort in the state's affection for front runners--particularly those named Bush. In 1988, George Bush's tactician, Lee Atwater, set up a "fire wall" in South Carolina, building up such support that the Governor's father was able to bury a threat from Bob Dole. And unlike New Hampshire, which takes pride in wobbling the status quo, South Carolina has regularly put a warm arm around the party establishment's candidate and eventual G.O.P. nominee. It saved Dole after Pat Buchanan's surprise New Hampshire victory...
When I first met Quentin, he declared, "I don't believe in abroad--I think everyone speaks English behind our backs!" After the success of Servant, Quentin was invited to New York. So from Chelsea in London he came to the Chelsea Hotel in New York--where upon entering he declared, "Home!" If Quentin ever harbored a regret in his life, it was that he had not found New York earlier...
TICK TEST Months before ticks are out full force, researchers have announced a new blood test that can detect Lyme disease as early as one week after a tick bite. That's a lot better than the current four to six weeks. The new test (not yet widely available, alas) detects antibodies to Lyme bacteria before they build up in the blood. That means patients can get on antibiotics sooner. Another benefit: the test can distinguish between past infections, which may not require medication, and new ones, which...
Sources: Good News--Journal of the American Medical Association (11/24/99); American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (12/99). Bad News (both)-- New England Journal of Medicine (11/25/99...