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Russian President-elect VLADIMIR PUTIN wants no part of a missile shield, and has told Washington that Moscow won't begin abiding by the START II treaty until the Senate approves those side agreements. "The Administration now finds itself caught between a Russian rock and the right wing," says Joseph Cirincione, director of the Carnegie Non-Proliferation Project. Clinton may face the embarrassing spectacle of the Senate's sinking an arms-control treaty it has already ratified...
...Barry Langberg said, "It is a little unusual, but then again, it's unusual for a tabloid to write an article about a 10-year-old. Not just unusual, but disgusting." In February, Kathie Lee announced that she was leaving Live with Regis and Kathie Lee in part to shield her children (she also has a daughter, Cassidy) from the media; allowing her elementary-school-age son to embroil himself in a lawsuit should help...
...Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin wants no part of a missile shield, and has told Washington that Moscow won't begin abiding by the Start II treaty until the Senate approves those side agreements. "The administration now finds itself caught between a Russian rock and the right wing," says Joseph Cirincione, director of the Carnegie Non-Proliferation Project. Clinton may face the embarrassing spectacle of having the Senate sink an arms-control treaty it has already ratified...
Removal of vegetative cover also worsens the flooding that occurs during periods of torrential rain. Riverine forests serve as sponges that soak up excess water, preventing it from rushing all at once into rivers and tributaries. In similar fashion, estuarine wetlands and mangrove forests help shield human settlements from the storm surges that accompany tropical cyclones and hurricanes. Biologists estimate that 50% of the world's mangrove forests have already been replaced by everything from shantytowns to cement plants and shrimp farms. Stir in the expectation that rising temperatures will trigger a rise in sea level, and you have...
...More anxious types pace back and forth behind their target treadmill, conspicuously checking the user's workout time. Exercisers respond to these pesky onlookers in a variety of ways. Some smile and acknowledge their presence, while most covertly shield the time window with a sweatshirt or book. Yet another blatantly restarts her machine when she reaches the limit...