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...what waits for Gates, those challenges were small. He will probably follow Baker's lead in emphasizing regional diplomacy and will support any commission proposal to open direct talks with Damascus and Tehran. But that will immediately put him at odds with Cheney. One who has worked at Gates' side says the old analyst in Gates will overrule the old ideologue. "He knows that you cannot solve this problem within the four corners of the country," said this former hand. "It's going to take a regional approach. I don't think he's going to look for the most...
Science fought back against avian flu with a successful test of a new vaccine. In a study of 451 subjects, the preparation caused no significant side effects and produced antibodies at a level that is usually sufficient to protect against common strains of flu--a good sign that it will work against the avian variety too. It's the common strains, of course, that ought to cause us concern, since avian flu has yet to kill anybody in the U.S. and the common flu kills 36,000 each year. Girding for this winter's assault, the Food and Drug Administration...
...markets by providing liquidity and contributing to the collective wisdom that figures out prices for everything from companies to coffee futures. This function has only proved more important over the past 30 years, as the number and diversity of financial instruments have surged. But there's a dark side. Complexity and linkages across markets--tight coupling, in the language of systems analysts--make problems more likely to spread to other players, such as Wall Street banks, especially since hedge funds often leverage their investments, which magnifies gains. Or losses. "In most areas, risk goes down over time--airplanes are safer...
...early patients like Saleem had to learn the hard way. As her virus became resistant to one drug after another, Saleem cycled through a pharmacy of options. As a result, her virus is harder to control, and she finds herself in a hospital at least once a year battling side effects that range from kidney stones to inflammation of her heart tissue. "My [immune cell] counts aren't the best," she says, "but they are stable...
...goals during the opening period, the two teams remained quiet through most of the second frame. With the period winding down, Harvard finally broke through, scoring what would prove to be the game-winner on an elegantly executed offensive charge.Junio forward Mike Taylor took the puck down the right side of the Bobcats’ zone, maneuvering through two defenders to wind up near the right post. Rather than taking a shot, however, he passed the puck back to freshman blueliner Alex Biega, who was waiting in the slot to send it through Quinnipiac goalie Bud Fisher...