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Despite the strong evidence, Snowdon cautions, it is still possible that folate does not play a direct role in the disease. The link could be coincidental. Or it could be that the same mechanism that triggers the disease also destroys the body's ability to retain folate. But folate and the amino acid it controls, homocysteine, have already been implicated in a broad range of diseases, as well as certain neurological birth defects...
...Administration tried to sidestep criticism by insisting that any spying that had taken place had happened during Republican administrations. But that defense may not cut it this time around. Investigators suspect that Lee, 59, downloaded the bulk of the secret codes in 1994 and 1995. He was allowed to retain his high-level security clearance at the lab until late 1998, even while he was under FBI surveillance for the W-88 theft. Agents say they asked the lab to let Lee keep his job so he wouldn't get wise to their probe. Still, it was not until after...
...question of definition is one of the many topics that both kept this past Saturday afternoon's conference envigorating and problematic. Considerations had both a temporal and an essential feel: can overproduced music still retain an artistic impetus, what is hip hop without dancing, is there an establishment to battle against, do women have a greater place in the future of the music making? Many of these issues challenged the traditional fourpart definition of hip hop--and seem to demand some sort of line drawing. It is for this reason that discussions attempting to further define...
Those who want to retain the use of their legs can upgrade to the Microsoft Windows Appendage Protection system for the low cost of one soul...
...ground forces in Kosovo [VIEWPOINT, April 12]. National debate should no longer focus on whether the U.S. has an interest in the Balkans; this decision was made years ago. Rather, the U.S. should address Slobodan Milosevic with resolve, not only to protect the Kosovars but also to retain credibility. Senator McCain is correct to assert that a failure to act decisively undermines U.S. credibility and opens the door to aggressive regimes. JOHN GAVENONIS Berkeley, Calif...