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...House, G.O.P. leaders hoped to split the bipartisan coalition backing reform by embracing the measure to death. Let's make labor unions and other non- profits disclose, they suggested, knowing that this would peel away Democratic support. Reform proponents countered that corporations should be added as well. The outside lobbying started. Not just unions but also groups like National Right to Life hated the expanded bill. At an impasse on Tuesday, reform backers went to House Speaker Denny Hastert and forced him to scuttle a planned vote on one of the broader versions. Strip it back to just 527s, they...
...doctor, however, even while still abroad, if you develop a fever or your stools become bloody. Many physicians prescribe an antibiotic for their traveling patients to use en route in just such a case. Your best bet is to avoid uncooked food (other than fruits and vegetables you peel yourself), use bottled water even for brushing your teeth, and keep your hands scrupulously clean by washing them with either soap or a liquid sanitizer like Purell...
...build an umbrella system Russia fears may eventually neutralize its own nuclear deterrent, thereby destabilizing the nuclear balance - a prospect that has Western Europe scared that Washington's plan could reignite the arms race. "It's a Russian tradition in arms control politics to do whatever they can to peel away Europe from the U.S.," says Thompson. "And right now, it may be an effective maneuver...
...what is most provocative is real people. They're at the core of real life. I think the web is dominated by information that is cold- not in a pejorative sense. If you peel under, and join in the action, I think you can have a tremendously emotional experience...
...this really be the stodgy old Washington Ballet? None other. Fluctuating Hemlines, a sharply observed portrait of a group of young people who peel off their outer garments and expose their inner selves, is the work of Septime Webre, the new artistic director. Since arriving in the nation's capital last fall, he has transformed this unadventurous company into a lively laboratory for his pop-flavored style of classical dancemaking and brought an equally unusual approach to company management, which seeks to make perhaps the whitest of art forms relevant to a racially fissured community...