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...however, between the everyday medical decision of whether or not to operate, of weighing a patient's problem against the side effects of a possible drug, and denying a patient a last resort to life. In the latter case, the situation is comparable to the problem of "pulling the plug" on dialysis machines. In decisions of these kinds, the doctor's scientific procedures for judgment do not necessarily get him off slippery ground...
...face-off with Dole. In Stevens' corner was Barry Goldwater of Arizona, who in an effective, if quirky, nomination speech compared the Senate to the Washington Redskins football team and cast Stevens as a man who had valuable experience playing "backup quarterback." But the elder statesman's plug was not enough. Stevens, known for his combustible temper, lost by three votes, and in a display of characteristic crotchetiness, immediately threatened to renew his challenge to Dole in two years...
...with winning the seat for Republican Dean Gallo, 48, minority leader of the New Jersey assembly. There was an unexpected Republican victory in Connecticut, where State Senator John Rowland, 27, knocked off Democrat William Ratchford, 50, a three-term incumbent. Reagan had appeared in the state to plug Rowland, who warmly embraced his policies. "We came out of nowhere," acknowledged a Rowland aide, giving Reagan all the credit...
...California, Howard Jarvis, father of the 1978 tax rebellion, failed to rally voters behind Proposition 36, an initiative to plug the loopholes local governments have used to produce revenues since Proposition 13. The Jarvis plan would have barred cities and counties from raising fees for services, such as garbage collection or street maintenance, without the approval of two-thirds of the local voters. It also provided for a property tax rebate (average amount: $300) for 40% of the state's households. The proposal attracted a diverse chorus of critics, including Republican Governor George Deukmejian...
Then, on Aug. 21, 1983, came the Aquino assassination. "It was," Villegas observed, "as if a bunch of criminals entered the ICU and pulled the plug on the patient's life-support system." As Filipinos demonstrated in the streets, business confidence plummeted. The result: recession. Production is now falling at a 5% annual rate, and inflation is 45%. Said Villegas: "Suddenly, the Philippines is not sure whether it's in Asia or Latin America...