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...longer among the world's elite. The long-running history of clashes between Massachusetts and its doctors every so often culminates in litigation. Most recently, the end of the summer found the Attorney General Jim Shannon suing two dozen Springfield obstetricians who were discontinuing their coverage by Blue Shield. Normally providers of Blue Shield are supposed to give Blue Shield one year's notice, and the doctors had simply decided they were unhappy with the coverage. But the state's assertion that the doctors had conspired to drop the coverage was laughable. Few agreed that the squabble justified a lawsuit...
...slain officer's father, Matthew Byrne, a retired New York police lieutenant, said he was giving Bush his son's shield and commendation bar "because we believe he and his administration will stand...
...scene at Olympic stadium was like a pointillist tableau. Huge white parasols rested on the green infield, ready to shield athletes from the autumn sun. White doves left over from the opening ceremony strutted on the grass while athletes stretched languidly. Then a Korean in white blazer and gloves climbed up a ladder and fired a pistol. The points began to blur: legs pumped, iron heaved skyward, bodies shot forward...
...Paul awarded $8.75 million to a woman hurt by a Copper-7 intrauterine contraceptive device manufactured by G.D. Searle, a Monsanto subsidiary. The penalty raised a question: Could Monsanto go the way of A.H. Robins, which was forced into bankruptcy proceedings because of lawsuits generated by its Dalkon Shield...
...Moche warrior-priest began to emerge. The ancient form, surrounded by an array of what appeared to be family members and retainers, was clothed in 13 layers of funeral shrouds interspersed with exquisite gold and silver objects. Among them were a solid-gold crown, a gold warrior's shield and a rare symbol of the warrior-priest's high station in life, a ceremonial gold rattle. Exulted Walter Alva, the Peruvian archaeologist who led the National Geographic Society-backed expedition: "These are treasures that belong to all the Peruvian people...