Word: scared
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WATER New York City's Plutonium Scare...
...relapse, on the other hand, will further lead official Washington to consider him a lame duck. For that matter, so too will any indications that his already somewhat unsettling air of detachment has been heightened by his operation and cancer scare. The political dynamics have changed since Reagan was shot in 1981. Then the Hill Republicans were relatively united behind him; now they are badly split and fearful about their own political fates. Almost half the Senate Republicans are up for re-election in 1986, and most are afraid that pocketbook issues like Social Security or tax deductions for second...
...Democratic leader. The trouble for Democrats is in the short-sightedness of the Emily’s Lists that sacrifice pro-life Democrats (who, don’t tell anyone, support a pro-choice party) for the pro-life Republicans that can defeat NARAL-approved nominees. They also scare pro-life voters away from the party’s presidential candidates...
Although ultrasound is an indispensable diagnostic tool, doctors worry about excessive exposure. "You walk a tight line about how much you want to scare people," says Dr. Laura Riley, director of labor and delivery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and head of ACOG's obstetric-practice committee. "To the best of our knowledge, ultrasound is safe. Ultrasound that's done in a mall, where they don't know what the settings are on, may not be as safe...
...cool thing about this digital scare-scape is how fidelity to Miller's vision liberated Rodriguez and the cast. Everyone has a great time playing it hard and fast. For all its astronomical body count, Sin City is brazenly, thrillingly alive. --By Richard Corliss