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...Well, the Islamists take control through the schools. We gave them free rein starting in the 1960s. They have penetrated everywhere, and it is difficult to roll back...
...story begins with the rediscovery of the “Spear of Destiny,” presumably the lance that pierced Jesus’ side during his crucifixion, here a mystical talisman that “Corinthians 17” predicts will usher in the rein of Mammon, son of Lucifer. (Don’t bother looking it up; it only exists, according to the film, in the version of the Bible found in Hell.) Such unabashedly bogus uses of Christian jargon pepper the movie: the gift of prophecy becomes the hottest new tool in forensics and criminology; while...
Managed-care companies in several states, eager to rein in prescription-drug costs, foot the entire MedVantx bill, which includes keeping track of which patients receive a 30-day supply of one of 21 generic drugs. Among the latest to sign on is Medica, Minnesota's largest HMO, which installed MedVantx machines in 10 clinics this month. According to Medica's medical director, Dr. Ted Loftness, a mere 1% increase in generic prescriptions could save the company more than $6 million a year. --By Julie Rawe and Sarah Sturmon Dale
...change the world on its own. Similarly, the Europeans have learned that it sometimes takes good, old-fashioned U.S. might to get the attention of undemocratic regimes and so prepare the ground for reform. There is a lot the U.S. and the E.U. can do together to rein in the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran, to further cement Turkey's relationship with the West, to combat the threat of terrorism. So while he's traveling through Europe this week, President George W. Bush might want to take a second look at the E.U.'s success. Countries around...
...million acres of the American South. Gypsy moths, a pest that devours oak and aspen trees, were originally brought to the U.S. in 1869 to breed stronger silkworms. But as our understanding of biology and genetics grow more sophisticated, so do our attempts to use plants and animals to rein in threats in our environment. The trick will be keeping the latest fixes from coming back?sometimes literally?to bite...