Word: poisoner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...they are happy to leave well enough alone. But over the past couple of decades, it has become popular among some followers of alternative medicine to have the old fillings removed--a process that is not only expensive but also often painful. The theory is that the fillings slowly poison the body by leaching out mercury that was mixed with silver to make the amalgam. Hundreds of dentists in the U.S. offer amalgam extractions as a profitable adjunct to their regular practice. In their view, the old fillings, which can be up to 50% mercury, are responsible for a host...
...Shoot," he mutters as he walks back to his beat-up Toyota. "See, these are the ones." Davis means the cases that despite his 13 years of experience investigating child-abuse cases in San Diego County still poison his sleep and send him off to a therapist periodically. "The ones where the kids have broken bones are easier," he says. In those cases, Davis has little difficulty deciding that the children would be better off in the custody of strangers. But what to make of a case like Roper's? Her seven-year-old son is attending school regularly...
RABIN'S ASSASSINATION ONLY CONFIRMS how necessary his vision of peace is: too many years of war and terrorism have begun to poison Israel's national spirit. The nation must have peace in this generation, or hatred will destroy the country from within. EILEEN JOYCE Mount Pleasant, South Carolina...
...announcing the accord, the President argued that the American troop commitment was "essential." "Without us," he said, "the hard-won peace would be lost, the war would resume, the slaughter of innocents would begin again, and the conflict that already has claimed so many people could spread like poison throughout the entire region." Though Clinton said that the "military mission will be clear and limited," Tumulty says that may not be enough. "It's going to be a hard sell for Clinton. We won't know for sure what will happen until members of Congress come back from the Thanksgiving...
...announcing the accord, the President argued that the American troop commitment was "essential." "Without us," he said, "the hard-won peace would be lost, the war would resume, the slaughter of innocents would begin again, and the conflict that already has claimed so many people could spread like poison throughout the entire region." Though Clinton said that the "military mission will be clear and limited," Tumulty says that may not be enough. "It's going to be a hard sell for Clinton. We won't know for sure what will happen until members of Congress come back from the Thanksgiving...