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...also studying the genes involved in response to varenicline (Chantix), another popular smoking-cessation drug that works by blocking nicotine from binding to receptors in the brain. Even if such a test is years away, any such head start, as smokers will readily attest, would be a welcome partner in kicking the habit...
...player in the nation. Ko, who went 10-8 to lead Harvard in winning percentage on the season, finished the year ranked No. 93 in the nation. She was named to the All-Ivy First Team in singles and was an All-Ivy Honorable Mention in doubles with freshman partner Samantha Rosekrans. The junior was also the only Ivy League player to compete in the NCAA tournament, though she lost 6-3, 7-5 in the first round to the No. 14 player in the nation. By the time the Crimson made its way out to California for its spring...
After suffering a nervous breakdown during his mandatory military service, Saint Laurent was let go from Dior in 1962 and founded his namesake house with the help of his business partner Pierre Berge. The couturier took inspiration from diverse sources including exotic fantasies (the Ballets Russes), the cultural zeitgeist (Mondrian), and pedestrian clothing (safari jackets). He was arguably the most widely copied designer of his generation...
...That year, he had run an underdog's race against Ronald Reagan for the nomination, won or came in second in most contests and reluctantly ended his campaign after the Michigan primary. When he dropped out, few people thought Reagan would tap his top rival to be his partner. Reagan didn't care for Bush much, found him to be a bit too effete, had not liked the way Bush had handled himself at a few key moments in the primary. Plus, they were from two different wings of the GOP: Reagan hailed from its more conservative, western, anti-government...
...tapped Bush to be his Number Two -- in part to unify the party, because the other options were worse, but also because Bush would have been a credible president if anything happened to a 68-year-old Reagan. Amid all the talk about who McCain might pick as his partner today, it's wholly accurate to say Mitt Romney is unlikely to get that call from Sedona. There is no love between McCain and Romney; the two men don't care for each other, come from different wings of their party and have said some things that make Bush...