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...that feed and protect schools of commercial fish. Factory trawlers scare up schools by dragging heavy chains over the sea bottom, uprooting aquatic plants and killing coral and shellfish. Migrating fish, such as salmon, are caught before they can spawn, thus killing their progeny as well. This one-two punch has contributed to the endangerment of many species, even those that are not pursued for their food value. The good news? Once the damaging practices end, depleted fisheries have shown a surprising capacity to revive...
...back down to the business of running the country today. His first move: a proposal to meet Republicans "half way" on budget issues and trim $100 billion in Medicare spending over a period of five years. Wary of the President's batting score beating the GOP to the punch on their issues, Republicans immediately began questioning the overture and in some cases labeling it nothing more than a political sham. Clinton, who seems more intent than ever in moving towards the center and banishing the reformist stance he held early in his first term, defended his proposal, saying...
Will O.J. Simpson prosecutor MARCIA CLARK become the next William Shatner? Her hair has already been the punch line of almost as many jokes as his. And now, Clark--who just last week officially resigned from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office and has almost, almost finished up Without a Doubt, the book for which she was paid a reported $4.2 million--has been chosen as host of LadyLaw, a new TV show. The "reality-based" program--meaning a show that uses really bad actors--is made by the people who brought us Rescue 911 (hosted by Shatner...
...originally referred to a guardian spirit. Ho cuts too slight a figure to qualify as a force of nature, but his spirit is startling: a fierce competitiveness that is manifested as a subtle calm, a passionate transcendence. It is evident in his gestures. His fine-fingered hands do not punch out arguments; rather they escort logic through tangles of confusion, gently prodding reason his way. Perhaps Sonia Ho is right to be hushed, for her son's genius emanates from the depths of his family's experiences, and it is not quite Asian to make a display...
...Levi's Wide-Leg jeans "Elevator Fantasy" If only those slacker flicks could capture Gen-X commitment fears with the precision and punch of this 60-sec. spot. Here, guy eyes girl in an elevator, and instantly their imaginations run wild toward dream dates, love dens and then, oh no!--a screaming newborn? When the doors open, lust shuts down...