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Like many women burdened with fibroids, Dorla Smith, 48, found the surgical options unappealing. The Chicago accountant dismissed the idea of a hysterectomy as "out of the question." She didn't want to face major surgery, the loss of her uterus and a prolonged recovery period. And she was uncomfortable with a less invasive option called uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), which involves injecting pellets of glycerin into the arteries that lead to the fibroids, choking off their blood supply. UFE can cause temporary but intensely painful cramps. But after living for three years with occasional pain and a belly swollen...
...MIDDLE-GROUND OPTION...
...While Americans overwhelmingly favor the guest worker option, they also want a crackdown at the border and stiff penalties for employers who hire illegals. 82% say that the United States is not doing enough to keep illegals from entering this country. 62% favor taking whatever steps are necessary at the borders, including the use of the military, to cut the flow of illegals into this country. 56% favor building a security fence along the U.S.-Mexican border. 71% support major penalties for employers who hire illegals...
...During the three and a half hour meeting, according to a senior U.S. official present, "a number of ministers including Rice said we had to have the option of moving toward sanctions at some point in the future, should Iran not respond to the diplomatic process." U.S. officials hope to convince the other Security Council members to devise "targeted" sanctions aimed at the Iranian ruling class while minimizing the impact on ordinary people...
...bleak outlook for diplomacy fuels speculation that the U.S. and Israel might use military force to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities. While the military option is "never off the table," officials in both capitals say contingency plans for an air strike "are not under active consideration as an option now." Most experts say only that the U.S. has the air power and long-range fueling capability to carry out the multiple attacks that would be required to inflict serious damage on Iran's nuclear facilities--but they acknowledge that the U.S. military already has its hands full in Iraq...