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...virtually all the German hostages returned from Iraq two weeks ago. There have been only minor antiwar demonstrations. Fuel-price increases have failed to stimulate debate: long before the current crisis, Bonn imposed heavy gasoline taxes to encourage conservation; thus higher costs for crude only marginally affected German pump prices, which run in excess...
...year-old computer engineer from Wellesley, Mass. Instead of sticking with the traditional treatment of two insulin shots a day, he began what is called "intensive therapy" four years ago. In that approach, he receives insulin more or less continuously, as needed. Around his waist McDonald wears an insulin pump the size of a pager, which infuses the hormone through a slender needle positioned just below his skin. Anticipating meals, McDonald can increase the amount of insulin he receives by dialing in a number. McDonald carries with him a finger pricker and a pocket-size glucose monitoring machine. Eight times...
...life sentence for conspiracy to commit murder, is president of Lifers' Group Inc., headquartered behind four security doors in the gloomy Victorian fortress in Rahway, N.J. Its 54 members are serving sentences of at least 25 years for crimes ranging from armed robbery to murder. While fellow inmates pump iron, watch TV or gossip in their cells, these jailhouse Rockefellers volunteer their time to help the world outside. "I figured out early on that there were only two things I could work out here," says George, 45. "My health and my mind, and I had to nourish both of them...
...convicted on all charges. What is unusual here is Jackson's impolitic admission that he did so in the Barry case and his public criticism of the jury. Though the judge's remarks are not expected to provide ammunition for upsetting the conviction on appeal, they could pump up the mayor's political fortunes this week by unleashing a sympathy vote in his bid for a D.C. council seat...
George Bush is right -- at least in part -- to be angry at critics who suggest he is skirting the brink of war to pump up his political standing and divert attention from the nation's economic angst. The real danger is far more subtle and menacing. It lies in the environment of the presidency itself. In the splendid isolation of the White House, the best and the brightest in crisp uniforms and Brooks Brothers pinstripes can, with purpose and convincing logic, expound the virtues of force to fill the voids of doubt that come with such crises. That happened...