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...this election, the search for an honest man yields no clear answer, as there have been plenty of falsehoods to go around. The contradictory demands on candidates almost always result in statements that strain credulity--that Texas has never executed an innocent man, say, or that one has always believed that the case of Elian Gonzalez belongs in family court. The presidential debates were full of misstatements on both sides, although one may dispute whether the mistaken anecdotes of Caley Ellis's desk and Winifred Skinner's aluminum cans are more or less important than a false claim to have...
...suffering a heart attack. Would combining aspirin with a statin have a synergistic effect, or is one better than the other in preventing heart disease? Similarly, many cardiologists are impressed by the ability of another group of drugs, called ACE inhibitors, to normalize high blood pressure and reduce the strain on the heart. Would they work better alone or in combination with other drugs...
...Israelis feeling about the latest cease-fire agreement, following the latest Jerusalem bomb attack? Is it increasing the domestic political strain on Ehud Barak...
Colgate may find itself at times in a bit of a shootout as, aside from senior Cory Murphy (10, 18), it has a very inexperienced defense that could strain goalie Jason LeFevre. But it shouldn't pose too much of a problem in conference play...
...Israelis feeling about the latest cease-fire agreement, following the latest Jerusalem bomb attack? Is it increasing the domestic political strain on Ehud Barak...