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...Sputnik-sized embarrassment for U.S. researchers. Stymied by the Bush administration’s 2001 prohibition on federal funds for research on newly-created stem cell lines, American scientists have long been confronted by an unattractive choice—use scarce, sometimes inferior government-approved stem cell lines or strike out alone without any federal cash...
...officer was dispatched to Lowell House to take a report of a past attempted assault. The reporting party stated that two individuals attempted to strike and grab him but were unsuccessful...
...political leaders. It also dangerously deepened fissures between the group's military and political factions. Fighters in its military wing, Izzedine al-Qassam, fear that surviving political leaders are less committed than Rantisi was to attacking Israel, say senior Hamas sources in Gaza. Izzedine al-Qassam members want to strike back at Israel soon to avenge Rantisi's death and send a signal to the Bush Administration. They are outraged that Bush earlier this month endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to permanently keep parts of the occupied West Bank and that he said Palestinian refugees from what...
...leaders in Gaza were about to select a moderate as their new chief, he ordered them to delay the appointment. But Meshaal could in some ways be a moderating influence on the Gaza fighters. He is resisting pressure from some who, enraged by the Bush-Sharon deal, want to strike U.S. interests in the Middle East. Meshaal is said to fear that such attacks would anger supporters in the gulf who bankroll Hamas clinics and youth clubs but don't want to be seen as backing attacks on the U.S. Hamas sources tell TIME that some local leaders are threatening...
...head, Burd embarked on a two-week road show last month to convince investors that his performance (Safeway's share price has dropped nearly 60% from 1999) is at least on par with his peers'. He also maintains that his tough stance on labor negotiations--which resulted in a strike in Southern California that cost the region's big three chains some $350 million in earnings last quarter--won enough concessions to stay competitive, even after Wal-Mart unleashes its Supercenters in the area. The next step, experts agree, is to continue narrowing the price gap with the world...