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...Packers, 30-13 winners over Carolina in the NFC title game and 13-point favorites for the Super Bowl, can't be too intimidated about that prospect, because the Patriots were nearly as inconsistent on offense as the Jaguars. But New England's defense, which has allowed one touchdown in the last four games, was superb...
...biggest concern among analysts is that many individuals do not have the skills to invest for themselves, and that the federal government needs to ensure that the money is there when the individuals are ready to draw Social Security. And although capital-starved companies are salivating at the prospect of getting hold of at least some portion of the massive Social Security fund, which currently has a $60 billion surplus, some analysts feel investing in the stock market is too risky and that the lower yield of government Treasury bonds is more than offset by their greater stability...
...signature Disney castle, there was a line of at least 50 people--some of them unaccompanied adults--waiting to meet Snow White, procure autographs and have her pose for photos. She left abruptly, touching off a wave of parent protests and shrieking tantrums by young girls. Luckily, the prospect of a very un-Disney riot was averted when a fresh Cinderella, greeted with wild applause, was whisked in to satiate the growing crowd's appetite. If it's this swamped on one of the most important days of the Christian calendar and consequently a day when most Americans...
...allegations against him. The reprimand, reportedly negotiated by Gingrich?s attorneys when he agreed to admit violations, hardly constitutes a clean slate, but Gingrich and his supporters will do their best to dismiss its importance. One factor in his favor: the outrage many Republicans feel over the prospect that Gingrich might lose his job over behavior that, while clearly wrong, looks no worse than that of the President and his party. In addition, the GOP has no obvious alternatives for speaker, since Majority Leader Dick Armey and Whip Tom Delay are loyal to Gingrich. Michigan Democrat Bart Stupak Thursday proposed...
After years of coming to terms with the prospect of death, Schwartz is mulling over the prospect of life. For his own peace of mind, he's being very, very careful. The drugs may not work forever. Or the side effects may worsen. Sometimes you still hear HIV-positive people refer to themselves as carriers. But the virus is only one of the things they carry. Along with it comes a weight of isolation, fears for the future and deep accumulations of rage, humiliation and grief. After all of that, naive hope is one indignity they are in no hurry...