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...Brown was bigger, stronger, faster and quicker," Harvard Coach Sue Caples said. "They took it to us today, and they were just a better team. I didn't think it could get tougher than our last loss...
Much of the real energy of Africa, and its future, lies outside present government structures. Africans have been even quicker than Western donors to cut themselves off from corrupt government and nonfunctioning states. They simply ignore their governments because they have their own economy. Variously called the "informal sector" or the "parallel" economy, it is the real engine of life...
...proposal that has won the tentative backing of both the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry could clear the way to quicker drug approvals. The plan, which is scheduled for congressional consideration in September, would allow the FDA to collect $75 million from drug companies in application and other fees each year for the next five years. Each individual application would cost $150,000. With the money, the agency expects to hire 600 additional reviewers and cut its average approval time for the most important drugs from 12 to six months...
...over differences and thus tolerate confusion. "He's got good political instincts, but the problem is that he's so facile and adroit that people come away thinking they've heard what they want to hear," says a senior campaign adviser. Hillary does not have this problem. "She's quicker to clarify and make decisions than Bill," says Carolyn Staley, a longtime friend of the candidate...
...seven gold medals at Munich in 1972, he retired into legendhood -- save for a brief belly flop back into racing last year. Matt Biondi, who took relay gold in Los Angeles in 1984 and seven medals, five gold, in Seoul in 1988, retired too. But he unretired a lot quicker. His passion the past four years has been to create career opportunities for mature swimmers like him -- seeking stipends and commercial sponsorship so post- collegiate athletes can hang on. He succeeded. His six-figure income reflects prize purses and exhibition fees of up to $25,000, some for races...