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Paying for access is now a commonplace action. Clinton, after commenting on dubious donations a few weeks ago at a press conference, then proceeded to attend a $10,000-a-plate fundraiser for the Democratic National Party. Only the naive would think either the food or the speech (judging by the impact of the State of the Union address) was the motive for the exorbitant price...
...Clinton questioning whether his deployment of two aircraft carrier battle groups to the Taiwan Strait at the time would provoke a war with China, an outcome that, Trie warned, could have a "negative outcome" for the President politically, "especially in this campaign year." Clinton responded with a boiler-plate reassurance that the only U.S. intent was to help the two sides peaceably resolve an ongoing dispute over China's military maneuvers in the strait. The letter may not have constituted a big foreign-policy concession, but it burnished a big donor's stature in China, where connections mean everything...
...potent players already occupy several key markets. Car buyers, for instance, can try Auto-By-Tel or Microsoft's CarPoint; computer shoppers are using Netbuyer; and financial-services advice is available on the Quicken Financial Network. Perennial content giants like AOL are sure to step up to the plate as well...
SEATTLE: Little did Mom know that when she made you clean your plate she might be taking years off your life. Researchers have long known that lab rats who eat less live longer. But a new study may show that primates -- perhaps even people -- also live longer, healthier lives if they consume fewer calories per day. The theory is that lowering calories resets the body's metabolism so that it operates more efficiently. A 10-year study of rhesus and squirrel monkeys found that the underfed animals have lower blood pressure and better cholesterol. Perhaps the most striking finding: underfed...
SEATTLE: Little did Mom know that when she made you clean your plate she might be taking years off your life. Researchers have long known that lab rats who eat less live longer. But a new study may show that primates -- perhaps even people -- also live longer, healthier lives if they consume fewer calories per day. The theory is that lowering calories resets the body's metabolism so that it operates more efficiently. A 10-year study of rhesus and squirrel monkeys found that the underfed animals have lower blood pressure and better cholesterol. Perhaps the most striking finding: underfed...