Word: seem
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...sort of wrong that we as a society want to punish by criminal imposition." Though adultery would remain as a ground for divorce, New Hampshire religious groups oppose the bill because they think the law underscores the importance of marital fidelity. At least 15 states seem to agree: they still brand adultery a crime...
...analysis last year and asked his Cabinet and White House staff to do the same. When he ordered 1 million federal workers in "sensitive" jobs to submit to drug testing, however, he did not explain how it would be administered. The answer came last week, but the complex guidelines seem to create a combination of Big Brother and high school bathroom monitors -- a sort of Big John...
...shouts through her mask, and she gets back up. Suddenly an old Subaru cuts down into the ravine, and Ifan Evans, 47, who is driving, brings the car to a sharp halt just a few feet from the creek. Four people all seem to exit the car at the same time, and there is much hugging and kissing. But there is little time to waste...
Researchers, however, have been making some progress. Darold Treffert, a psychiatrist in Fond du Lac, Wis., who is a nationally recognized expert on savants, points out that sophisticated tools like computerized scans have improved methods for investigating the functions of the brain. Reading and language ability seem to be controlled by the left side of the brain; art, music and mathematics by the right. Says Treffert: "The skills of the savants are generally right-brain skills, and we know that in many cases of savants there is left-brain damage." He explains, "We think now that the right brain tends...
...impressed with his explanation of the rationale for the Iran deals. During Reagan's first appearance before the Tower commission, the President was asked a broad question about McFarlane's version, and replied that he saw things the same way. Regan realized that the President's testimony seemed to confirm McFarlane's claim that Reagan had authorized the 1985 shipments. Regan then went over his notes and asked the President whether he had any recollection of approving the shipment. Reagan did not, said this source, and told the commission as much during his second interview. Said a source close...