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AIDS Efforts to quell the epidemic took three steps forward and one step back this year. The first human trials of a vaccine against African strains of HIV began in Kenya and England. The FDA approved a new anti-HIV drug. And leaders of developing nations, in which 95% of AIDS cases occur, pledged more funding to fight the economic and social devastation caused by the disease. But South African President Thabo Mbeki sounded a sour note when he openly questioned whether HIV causes AIDS. That prompted more than 5,000 scientists to sign a declaration decrying the waste...
...proposed American Airlines deal is complex and far-reaching; if the buyout succeeds, it will benefit United as well. American has agreed to buy a 20 percent share in USAirways - a move designed to quell Justice Department fears that the United-USAirways deal is monopolistic. Some experts are unimpressed by this move. "United is throwing Justice a bone," says Richard Gritta, professor of finance at the University of Portland's R. B. Pamplin School of Business. That bone - and an incoming business-friendly administration - could be enough; analysts predict relatively laissez-faire antitrust efforts at Justice...
...AIDS Efforts to quell the epidemic took three steps forward and one step back this year. The first human trials of a vaccine against African strains of HIV began in Kenya and England. The FDA approved a new anti-HIV drug. And leaders of developing nations, in which 95% of aids cases occur, pledged more funding to fight the economic and social devastation caused by the disease. But South African President Thabo Mbeki sounded a sour note when he openly questioned whether HIV causes aids. That prompted more than 5,000 scientists to sign a declaration decrying the waste...
Democrats of all stripes admire Gephardt for his ability to communicate with both liberals and moderates and then quell their spats. But the balancing act may get tougher: of the 10 seats that Democrats took from Republicans, most will be held by conservatives like Mike Ross of Arkansas and right-of-center moderates like Rick Larsen of Washington State. What's more, with a large number of aging Democratic Congressmen nearing retirement, Gephardt will have to take the lead in recruiting new candidates to replace them. In other words, a guy who has so far been thwarted from two ambitions...
These mixed results, however, are unlikely to quell the public demand for reform. No matter who wins, our new Superintendent in Chief will use that 7% of education dollars for as much leverage...