Word: shock
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...science circus comes to town when a group like the Raelians claims to be cloning children, announcing one arrival just in time to fill the holiday news vacuum. The news came as a shock but not much of a surprise. It was only a matter of time before one of the teams racing to produce the first human clone either succeeded or just decided to claim it had. Chemist Brigitte Boisselier, president of the biotech company Clonaid, is a member of the Order of Angels of the Raelian religious cult, whose prophet Rael says 4-ft.-tall green space aliens...
...says Directors Guild president Martha Coolidge, who has worked on big screen (Valley Girl) and small (Introducing Dorothy Dandridge). "It can be difficult for them to have an overview of the film, because it's the opposite of what they need to be doing. Directing can be a big shock to a lot of actors. It's a lot more like going to war than it is a glamorous...
DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS are gearing up to battle President Bush over his tax-cut plan, arguing that it will favor the rich. But they may be in for a fresh shock. Reports have circulated that Bush's plan, which he intends to announce this week, will include a 50% cut in the amount shareholders are taxed on company dividends. But senior officials tell TIME that Bush will go even further. To encourage investors to re-enter the stock market and foster corporate responsibility, he is set to propose that taxes on dividends be eliminated entirely...
...culture offer instruction in race relations? It did, in the 1972 All in the Family episode about Sammy Davis Jr.'s visit to the Bunkers. When Sammy kissed Archie, the cleansing shock of laughter was the smartest possible reparation for the impulse to turn racial anguish into kitsch. --By Richard Corliss
...takes a lot of chances, but most of the time they pay off,” Sigafoos said. “His passes are always two steps ahead of the defender and even before the offensive player makes his move. A lot of times, the defense is just in shock because they thought nothing was open...