Word: steps
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...extent to which antidepressant treatment has gained acceptance in the United States," the authors write. Problems that were once solved partly through hours of introspection on a shrink's couch are now considered curable with a simple pill. It's up to us to determine whether this represents a step forward or back...
...extend the life of existing reactors, and to open the door to newer nuclear technology. Britain plans at least four new nuclear reactors, while Japan has two new plants under construction to add to its existing stable of 53. Even the oil-rich Middle East has taken its first step toward nukes: Abu Dhabi hopes to begin work soon on the first of the half-dozen or so reactors it needs to meet the United Arab Emirates' ambitious goal of generating 25% of its energy from nuclear power...
...Pyongyang - he landed Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, in the North Korean capital after flying in overnight from Anchorage - has done the trick. Shortly after he was photographed with North Korea's dynastic leader Kim Jong Il, wire services reported that Pyongyang had pardoned Lee and Ling, a necessary step in their release. And just before 7:30 p.m. eastern time, Clinton's spokesman sent out this statement: "President Clinton has safely left North Korea with Laura Ling and Euna Lee. They are en route to Los Angeles where Laura and Euna will be reunited with their families." The Korean Central...
...president has added 4,000 bodies to the work rolls of the country's undermanned and underfunded prisons department. "The Prisons Department has been unable to utilize over 4,000 prisoners who have been idle within their precincts," Tobiko told The Standard newspaper. "Reducing the sentence is the first step...
...locations of power. Indeed, the bazaar, the center of Iranian economic life stretching back centuries, has been key to the country's political history. In January 1984, Ayatullah Khomeini addressed bazaar leaders and, while pressing for their support, flattered their importance by proclaiming, "If the bazaars are not in step with the Islamic Republic, the public will suffer defeat." So which way is the bazaar leaning as the crisis in Iran continues...