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Unable to get another special prosecutor to investigate President Clinton, Newt Gingrich will settle for the next best thing: A House committee. The Speaker said he'd seek (and likely get) a bipartisan panel to look into whether the President's insatiable need for cash prompted the White House to promote the export of classified missile technology to China. Both the White House and Loral, the U.S. aerospace contractor that worked with China, say they didn't give the Chinese any information they couldn't obtain by reading the latest edition of Janes...
...book does more than provide a chuckle. It is Gomes' attempt to contextualize the Bible for modern day life, or what he refers to as "awakening a sense of the divine" in a peculiar mix of Memorial Church's parishioners that includes people who seek biblical wisdom and people who seek his star-preacher attraction. For Gomes, the bible contains the "eternal truths that...have the capacity to speak to our ever evolving set of our circumstances." His book adapts and interprets these truths for all parishioners. And he adds the welcomed reassurance that "We have no right to expect...
...finals draw near, Lamont's reading room becomes more crowded, and students seek out their own study niches in or around the University...
Indeed, the Justice Department said it would respond promptly, but pointed out that Microsoft's "emergency" (Justice's ironic quotes) has been staring it in the face since last December, and that the company has only itself to blame for failing to seek clarification on the issues that may now delay the release of Windows 98. It's hardly surprising to add that the Tuesday night talks between Bill Gates and DOJ point man Joel Klein were fruitless, with Gates maintaining that Windows is not an operating system monopoly...
COMFORT AND CONFIDENCE Incontinence affects an estimated 17 million Americans, but only some 20% seek help. Women are the most frequent sufferers because the condition is often linked to menopause. Pharmacia & Upjohn is rolling out a bladder-control drug called Detrol this spring. The pill is the first such medication to win federal approval in more than 20 years...