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Babies one year and younger should sleep on their back, not on their stomach, according to the new "Back to Sleep" campaign unveiled today by Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders. The government's official stance on the long-running tummy-vs.-back debate contradicts the most common advice given by pediatricians. But the Surgeon General's call is supported by recent research that has shown a decrease in the number of cases of sudden-infant-death syndrome (SIDS) in countries where parents were urged to keep their kids on their sides or back. In the U.S., SIDS cases number...
...that proposal may be hard to stomach, even for "family values" conservatives, who traditionally want to keep the government as far as possible from the business of raising children. "One thing we know about poor families is that parents love their children," says Judith Gueron, president of the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, a leading welfare and poverty think tank. "Why should we be confident that an institutional environment is going to provide any benefit to these children...
...discussion of Matt would need to take intoaccount his intense appreciation for almostcomically graphic violence. I wish I didn't haveto take this into account; I have a weak stomach...
...companies spiral toward ruin. The day before the embargo took effect, Georges Barau Sassine stood above his factory floor as 430 employees sewed the last shipment of Disney children's wear for export to the U.S. "We're all closed," he declared as he popped tablets for an upset stomach. "They're destroying those of us who give jobs. It's so absurd...
...some point, someone somewhere will seriously test Clinton's stomach for sending Americans in harm's way. Invading Haiti, which could be a relatively swift affair if properly executed, could demonstrate Clinton's ability to use force for a good cause, and help assure that the thousands of Haitians eager for freedom stay put -- a twofold accomplishment...