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...Clinton Administration and the U.S. Congress take the threat seriously, but are preoccupied with other issues. The trade-minded Clintonites are more interested in cracking open India's vast, protected markets. "We were telling the Indians we'd prefer not to talk about awkward subjects like nuclear proliferation and concentrate on trade instead," says Gary Millhollin at the Wisconsin University Project on Nuclear Arms Control...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nukes...They're Back | 5/25/1998 | See Source »

While officers don't ignore smaller deals, they also prefer to catch dealers with larger amount of drugs in order to commit them for a longer amount of time...

Author: By India F. Landrigan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: WALKING THE BEAT | 5/22/1998 | See Source »

Notably absent from this marriage-go-round are the Japanese, who, even if they weren't insular and risk averse, are operating in such a depressed economy that it's hard to see them making a bold move. No longer gunslinging international capitalists, Japanese managers prefer to build--and control--from the ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER DEAL : Here Comes The Road Test | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

Armed with such knowledge, younger researchers think they can improve on Folkman's techniques. They prefer a more targeted approach: selectively attacking the various molecules and biochemical signals involved in building a new blood vessel. For instance, researchers at Ixsys, a biotech company in San Diego, have developed an artificial antibody that dissolves the biochemical glue that holds a tumor's capillaries together. Indeed, one of the patients in their safety study exceeded all expectations when two of the tumors in his abdomen shrank 70%. "I've been on the drug now for over a year," says Barry Riccio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hope & The Hype | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

...library, nicer, more comfortable, so people prefer to study here," he said. "But the bottom line is that we need a place...

Author: By Jason T. Benowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Langdell Ban Goes Unenforced | 5/15/1998 | See Source »

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