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Clinton's speech was broadcast live over the Internet and on C-SPAN...
...evening's events were telecast live over the Internet (http://www.improb.com) and will be broadcast by National Public Radio and C-SPAN. Audience members said they enjoyed the nature of the evening's festivities...
...will be several chances to experience the event as it happens. The First Lady's appearance will be broadcast live to screens in Sanders Theatre, Science Center D and the Kennedy School's Wiener Auditorium. Campion is also investigating the possibility of coverage by New England Cable and C-SPAN...
Driving on the Tappan Zee Bridge, Santos saw Maria Cappozza, 24, jump off the 140-ft.-high span into the Hudson River. He stopped, handed his wallet to a bystander and leaped in after her. Although the impact knocked him out briefly, he reached Cappozza; a boat sent from shore pulled them from the water. Says Spring Valley fire chief Robert Schultz: "He saw a woman in distress and did what he is trained...
...popular theory posits the existence of clock-type genes that in essence predetermine a human's life-span. Human cells appear to have some sort of counting mechanism and "remember" where they are in the sequence of divisions they must go through. Certain "longevity assurance" genes then make sure that the cell population keeps dividing until the clock winds down. A newer theory champions the role of stress-response genes, which regulate the body's maintenance and repair functions. As yet, researchers are unsure whether these genes merely affect susceptibility to disease or actually control the aging processes...