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...team to have calculated that this engorged House bill was precisely what the system would yield; that the Republicans would oppose it out of both principle and politics; that there would come a moment, once all the Old Bulls had had their say, for the new President to ride in to the rescue and actually fulfill his promise of "change we can believe in by turning this into a bill we can actually live with. Maybe he is building to a denouement, when a President who promised to make hard decisions takes a sprawling bill that tries...
...Marching Orders. The most extravagant of the week's offerings celebrates Mardi Gras season in New Orleans. The Ritz Carlton has the "Lundi Gras Ride of a Lifetime" with the chance to ride in the Feb. 23 parade. You'll stay in a first-class suite, with costumes provided and a personal photographer to record the day, plus a limo driver on hand all weekend. It costs a sweet $25,000 clams. Or you can swap the parade, and its trappings, for a massage and a traditional New Orleans king cake served at turndown, for a comparatively modest...
...will have opened our eyes to the remarkable plasticity of biology and made possible new ways of thinking about repairing and replacing damaged tissues so we may consider not only treating but also curing disease. "It's a wonderful time," says Scadden. "Keep your seat belt on, because this ride is going to be wild...
...patients like Sam and Emma Melton, that ride carries with it the possibility of being free of the insulin pumps and injections they endure to keep their blood sugar under control. "I definitely think about how my life would be different if there is a cure," says Sam. His father is keenly aware that the ability of stem cells and reprogramming science to provide that cure is far from guaranteed. But his initial confidence in the power of the technology hasn't waned. "Everything we learned about stem cells tells us this was a really powerful approach," he says...
...Ride the Rails. Rail Europe is offering half-off fares on the high-speed Thalys train routes connecting Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and 14 other cities. Book by Feb. 28 for travel through March...