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...would help her to relearn to swallow and to speak, but thanks to the efforts of her husband, she does not have access to this therapy. If she had access to this therapy, perhaps she would be swallowing and speaking today on her own. Why Michael Schiavo will not relinquish his rights as Terri Schiavo’s legal guardian and allow her desperate family to care for their beloved is beyond our understanding. Given his behavior over the past decade, his assertion that this is what his wife wanted is questionable...
...trouble is, plausible deniability just doesn’t work. From its inception as a policy in the 1950s up to today, from Watergate to Iran-Contra, the degree of control that plausible deniability requires the central government to relinquish has opened the door to abuses that, well, aren’t plausibly deniable...
...While GAM is willing to relinquish its goal of complete independence, the rebels have rejected Jakarta's formulation for provincial autonomy, saying they want much more local control of Acehnese affairs...
Summers has faced pressure to relinquish his post from forces on and off campus. The National Organization for Women called for his resignation on Jan. 20, and 32 percent of 280 Faculty respondents to a Crimson poll last weekend said he should step down...
...from the line to sink Harvard. Hitting an assortment of layups and mid-range jumpers, the 6’8 junior helped turn around a 26-22 halftime deficit. His jump shot with 9:53 to play put Cornell ahead 42-40, a lead the Big Red would not relinquish for the remainder of the game...