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...reckless because they did not know the price of miscalculation: the eventual obliteration of Berlin and Tokyo. Today, nuclear weapons have increased the price a hundred-fold. The Chinese know it, and so do the Americans. Between the two giants of this century, tempers will flare, but smiles will prevail?at this and the next Hu huddle...
...steroids for at least five seasons; in San Francisco. Instead of suing for libel, his lawyers seek to block authors Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams from profiting, arguing they "illegally obtained" the grand-jury testimony on which the book relies. Judge James Warren said Bonds was unlikely to prevail and denied his lawyers' request for a temporary restraining order on the book's profits...
...looking at conditions that would be attached." On the other hand, the day before former secretary of state Henry Kissinger penned an op-ed article in the Washington Post praising the agreement as "a seminal contribution to international peace and prosperity. "Ultimately, congressional Republican sources think that view will prevail in Congress. If it doesn't, Rice, Burns and their boss will have a lot of explaining to do to their new friends in India...
...Palestinians - President Abbas faces yet another dilemma. He can either move to fire the new government by rejecting the cabinet nominees, creating a political crisis and forcing new legislative elections. Or he could resign his own position and force new presidential elections. Either way, however, Hamas would probably prevail at the polls...
...interaction of opposing forces. Our bodies contain cells that create bone and others that destroy it. That dynamism enables us to sculpt and reshape the skeleton to respond to changing physical needs. If you are predisposed to osteoporosis, taking preventive action can help ensure that the bone-building forces prevail...