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...response to another Colbert question, Dershowitz said that part of the reason he opposed the war in Iraq was because it diverted troops that could be needed for nations that pose a “greater danger...
...these drugs pose a risk to the heart? Maybe. Ritalin and its cousins Concerta and Adderall are stimulants that can raise heart rate and blood pressure. The FDA knows of 25 cases of people--19 of them children--dying suddenly while on the drugs and dozens of cases of stroke and arrhythmias, but cause and effect are far from certain. Those are small numbers given that 2.5 million kids and 1.5 million adults in the U.S. take the drugs, but some panel members think many cases may go unreported. Cardiologist Steven Nissen, who proposed the warning, is worried about adults...
...team and lock them in a little room somewhere in the cavernous expanses of Jadwin Gym. Then, the Quaker faithful hire all of the members of the 2002-2003 Columbia team—the one that went 2-25 overall and 0-14 in the Ivies—to pose as Princeton players for the duration of the season.At the first practice in the fall, Princeton coach Joe Scott doesn’t really recognize anyone, but it doesn’t alarm him, since he never truly recognized anyone but Andre Logan, Will Venable, and Judson Wallace off last...
...Hamas combines ultra-nationalism with fundamentalist Islamism. It does not merely pursue an international policy that is uncompromising, and territorially maximalist, but also formally seeks the implementation of sharia as the law of the land—with all of the complications that such a program would pose for Muslim women and for the myriad Arab-Christian groups living under its authority...
...Despite the dissent, the campaign is likely to have an impact on Republican legislators who are increasingly dissatisfied with what they see as White House stalling on climate change issues. The group released a poll showing that 70 percent of evangelicals believe global warming will pose a serious threat to future generations, and that "63 percent of evangelicals believe that while global warming may be a long-term issue, the problem is being caused today, so we must start addressing it immediately...