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...looked over my shoulder at the parade of umbrellas processing along D.C.’s Massachusetts Ave., I thought about how I never would have imagined such a sight two years ago. In the wake of John Kerry’s defeat, I wrote an op-ed expressing my frustration that so many Christians had voted for President Bush, despite his policies which hurt the poor, whom Jesus Christ had asked us to care for. I was shocked to receive angry diatribes from Christians around the country telling me that I had misinterpreted the Bible and that I wasn?...
...tour with the rising star. The flamboyant Jenkins impressed fellow lefty Hendrix, who incorporated some of Jenkins' antics into his repertoire after seeing him play in Macon. A few years after recording the 1970 classic Ton-Ton Macoute! for the storied Capricorn label, Jenkins fell out of sight, but he re-emerged in 1996 with the acclaimed album Blessed Blues...
...tour with the rising star. The flamboyant Jenkins impressed fellow lefty Hendrix, who incorporated some of Jenkins' antics into his repertoire after seeing him play in Macon. A few years after recording the 1970 classic Ton-Ton Macoute! for the storied Capricorn label, Jenkins fell out of sight, but he re-emerged in 1996 with the acclaimed album Blessed Blues...
...good news, then, that Lucentis will likely get its FDA stamp of approval this week. Until now no approved treatment has improved sight in patients with AMD so well. Although Lucentis can't repair the irreversible retina damage that occurs when AMD has gone untreated, it prevents the blood-vessel leakage in the back of the eye that causes damage in the first place, leaving patients with distorted, wavy vision, and eventually a gap in the center of their vision. Up to 40% (depending on the dosage) of those in Lucentis trials improved their eyesight by at least three lines...
...TIME's story was a concise and accurate picture of the world's most lethal conflict since World War II. For more than a century, Congo has endured slavery, poverty and destruction. And the end is not in sight. Along with humanitarian aid, there must be diplomatic reconciliation between Congo's east and west, scholarships for young Congolese people to study in Europe and the U.S., and firm agreements among Congo's neighboring nations to keep their armies away. As we debate U.S. involvement in Sudan, perhaps we can spare a few minutes to consider the plight of those innocent...