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...world that has brought its population under control, there's another where things are still exploding. For every country that has figured out the art of sustainable agriculture, there are others that have worked their land to exhaustion. The population bomb may yet go off before governments can snuff the fuse, but for now, the news is better than it's been in a long time. "We could have an end in sight to population growth in the next century," says Carl Haub, a demographer with the nonprofit Population Research Bureau. "That's a major change...
...national microscope and Dad's golf buddies are wondering what you did with their $68 million. Having initially positioned himself as a centrist and then taken on water, he essentially attacked Arizona Senator John McCain for being--a centrist. At this rate of decompression, Bush will be dipping snuff and driving a pickup by week...
STOP! You would think with all that's been learned about the dangers of smoking while pregnant--high rates of miscarriage, babies with impaired mental development and low birth weight--that mothers-to-be would just snuff it out already. Not so. A new report shows that the percentage of pregnant women who quit smoking--about 50%--has remained unchanged over the past decade. --By Janice M. Horowitz...
That they were aiming for 250 dead shows that their motives went far beyond targeting the people who teased them. They planned it very carefully: when they would strike, where they would put the bombs, whether the fire sprinklers would snuff out their fuses. They could hardly wait. Harris picks up the shotgun and makes shooting noises. "Isn't it fun to get the respect that we're going to deserve?" he asks...
...Crimson held a commanding 2-1 lead heading into the final minutes of regular time, and it appeared that Destiny herself was on the field wearing a Harvard uniform. But a late Princeton goal took the game into overtime--and gave Tigers the opening they needed to snuff out Harvard's dreams of glory. And most of its title dreams...