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...took nearly 20 years before the U.S. admitted that its use of Agent Orange had adversely affected soldiers during Vietnam, and it's taken just as long for Gulf War veterans to get GWI recognized as an actual medical condition. As the report's authors state, "addressing the serious and persistent health problems that affect Gulf War veterans as a result of their military service remains the obligation of the federal government and all who are indebted to the men and women who risked their lives in Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia 17 years ago. This obligation is made more...
...segment of a donor's trachea with stem cells from Castillo's bone marrow, ensuring a perfect tissue match and reducing the likelihood of transplant rejection. The procedure has been championed as a milestone that could pave the way for radical improvements in organ transplants and the treatment of serious diseases...
...contest remains to be seen, but what's clear now is that the U.S. finally has a President who understands the fierce urgency of climate change. "Delay is no longer an option," Obama said. "Denial is no longer an acceptable response. The stakes are too high. The consequences, too serious...
...According to the Project East finance director Ivy A. Lee ’09, the show itself costs around $30,000, and they expect to raise $150,000 at the end of the day. Sponsors range from Macy’s to Red Bull. Given such high stakes, a serious attitude dominates the show’s operations—from the music mixed and produced by Michael R. Polino ’11 to the posture of the student models, many of whom are new to the business. “The models are all very professional...
...future. "How do you deter these types of crimes in the future?" asks Vincent Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. "There is no meaningful way to deter subsequent Administrations from engaging in the thought process and the activities that this Administration did without a serious threat of criminal prosecution. The other ways of doing that, which would be having the Congress and the courts be a check on Administration policies, have failed miserably...