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...himself in the Department of Defense (DoD) as omnipotent military orchestrator has led to nothing short of disaster. A war games simulation in 1999 suggested that more than 400,000 ground troops would be required in order to maintain stability in a post-invasion Iraq, but only about one-third of that number is there...
...discouraging alcohol consumption, encouraging smoking cessation (1 in 4 pregnant women in Kentucky smokes), monitoring weight gain and nutritional intake and, when necessary, giving drugs to prevent preterm labor. Weekly injections of a progesterone-based drug after week 16, for example, can reduce the recurrence of premature births by one-third...
...secular liberals and culturally conservative Muslims are united in their intense opposition to Bush's policies at home and abroad, especially in the Middle East. And it should be no surprise that an African American like Ellison has emerged as a key broker in this coalition. About one-fourth to one-third of all American Muslims are African Americans. These are not "black Muslim" followers of Louis Farrakhan, but orthodox Sunni Muslims, accepted as such by their brethren from traditionally Muslim societies...
...Harvard Medical School professor has received about $1 million to fund a promising effort that could move researchers closer to a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Professor of Neurology Rudolph E. Tanzi has thus far been awarded about one-third of the $3 million that has been raised by the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, a charity based in nearby Waltham. The fund’s leaders believe that targeted research, particularly in the area of genetic mapping, will be more effective in finding a cure than more traditional, broader types of research. Genetic mapping...
...Officials at polling places across the country were reporting lines of voters, as more than 80 million Americans were expected to cast their ballots today. "Its heavy, very heavy," said Rita Yarman, the elections director in Knox County, Ohio. "It's that way all across the county." However, nearly one-third of voters nationwide are using new polling equipment, and glitches were being reported across the country, particularly in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois - all of which have closely watched races...