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...biggest fund company of all, known for its arrogance and aggressiveness, is under unprecedented strain. Some of its biggest funds are lagging behind the benchmark S&P index not only this year but over the past three years as well. Investors are wondering, Is it just a bad patch, or are the company's glory days of whipping the industry gone for good...
...workers had been evacuated when we arrived, and there had already been a temporary patch put on the line," said Cambridge Deputy Fire Chief John O'Donoughue. "[Commonwealth Gas] put a more permanent patch on, and then cut off the gas at the main...
...promised, could appoint a professional to ensure that we get universal health care, could make social policy changes the likes of which we have not seen since the times of Kennedy and Johnson. He must seize the minds and energies of Americans with a plan that doesn't merely patch holes...
...higher risk for heart disease and osteoporosis (among other things, estrogen prevents the buildup of plaque in blood vessels and protects bone from thinning). On the plus side, the drop in estrogen reduces a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Estrogen-replacement therapy--whether by pill, skin patch, above, or injection--provides just enough estrogen to prevent the unpleasant symptoms of menopause while offering protection against heart disease and osteoporosis. Before starting hormone-replacement therapy, those with a family history of breast cancer should, in consultation with a physician, weigh their risk of breast cancer against that of heart...
With only two months to go before Election Day, Dole was finally ready--and the first thing he did was can Sipple. But this wasn't the "Old Dole," who is known for dumping aides when he hits a rough patch. Instead it was campaign manager Scott Reed, who had plotted for weeks to replace Sipple and retrieve control of the campaign's message machinery...