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...sudden uncertainty has come as a shock to Democrats, who just six weeks ago were weighing their odds of also reclaiming the House, where Republicans hold a six-seat edge. Of the 34 Senate races, 16 seats are truly in play; control of the body is likely to turn on the outcome of tight contests in Colorado, New Hampshire, Missouri, Georgia, Arkansas and elsewhere, which makes the Republicans' fund-raising edge all the more valuable. This will be the last election fluffed up by unlimited soft-money donations before the new campaign-finance laws kick in. Democrats have raised...
...would wish to discourage, because obviously, Bridget Jones reached an awful lot of readers." But, she says, "My own feeling is that if poor Bridget had to live one week of Kate Reddy's life, she would be admitted to the emergency room, in a chronic state of shock." Pearson, the wife of New Yorker writer Anthony Lane and mother of two young children, has sold her novel to 16 other countries. Miramax has bought the film rights. Who would she like to play Kate Reddy? "Maybe Nicole Kidman or Tea Leonie," she confides...
...against their moral principles. They add that their denial would not prevent the victim from receiving such treatment at another hospital. While that is logically true, it is not a realistic option for almost all victims of sexual assault. A woman who would certainly be distraught, and possibly in shock, should not be forced to make an additional stop for basic care that can spare her months or even years of anguish. These victims do not have the energy, the time or the luxury to find a hospital that will give them the appropriate health care...
...P.L.A.'s new doctrine came together in 1999, say military analysts. It still carries its old name, "Active Defense," but the stress has moved to the first word. Especially worrying to Washington is the movement "toward the goal of surprise, deception and shock effect in the opening phase of a campaign," according to a July Pentagon report. China's strategy is simple: take advantage of America's distance from China by attacking it early, possibly in Japan, raising the body count higher than Washington can accept and buying time to force Taiwan to negotiate. "Active Defense" is laid...