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...members of Congress finally willing to change the way they do business? This autumn both houses will vote on an unprecedented resolution calling for "comprehensive" reform of their institution. The measure would create a bipartisan committee -- set to include four members who are not elected officials -- which would recommend ways to modernize the legislative process. But the enthusiasm for reform isn't boundless. The four outside members will not be allowed to vote on any proposals...
...surprising. But the Governor, for his part, is also giving serious consideration to the proposals his colleagues are submitting to him. At least one acting agency head, dismayed by what he found, will recommend "sweeping changes" in the offices he visited. Another department head, Martin Walsh of general services, came away from a month in juvenile services -- "an area that was a real void for me" -- eager to help that overburdened agency compete for what he calls "the scarce bucks...
...contacted by phone and presented with the same hypothetical patient, a baby boy with a 102 degrees fever. For a child under two months, such a fever can signal a life- threatening infection. Nearly 30% of doctors responding did not ask the child's age and so failed to recommend that the youngster even come in for an exam. Richard Kessel, executive director of New York State's Consumer Protection Board, which is looking into the service, notes that patients may be spending money on what they think is a final answer, when "many will still have...
...What course would you now recommend regarding Iraq...
...stuffed animals, could also cause fatal rebreathing. In addition, the Missouri doctors' findings are sure to fuel the controversy surrounding a question that should have been answered long ago: What is the safest position in which to put a newborn down to sleep? Pediatricians in some European countries recommend placing infants on their side, while most American doctors still opt for the abdomen. Kemp's advice to parents: "Don't put your baby in a position where something soft can cover its face...