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...overland to Libya, then by boat. His mother tries to talk him out of it, telling Abdi Salan that the trip is too risky and life will be hard even if he makes it. "I'm a man now," he tells her. "And in life, sometimes a man must suffer." FROM MOGADISHU TO KHARTOUM With a schedule of northbound buses in hand, Abdi Salan announces that he will leave the following morning. He has finally gained his parents' permission, and he sits his four younger brothers and sisters down for a chat, but decides not to tell them that...
...Bush?s ?mission accomplished? appearance on the U.S.S. Lincoln on May 1. Saddam?s capture is certainly a body blow those among the insurgents who hoped to restore Saddam to power - but that is not necessarily a goal that has been common to all of them. The insurgency could suffer some even more immediate knocks if Saddam cooperates with his captors, to whom he could provide an intelligence bonanza on the structure and funding of the parts of the insurgency orchestrated by his subordinates. He may also help settle the questions of what became of his alleged weapons of mass...
...particularly those in the eyes and kidneys. As many as 24,000 diabetics in the U.S. become blind each year, more than 100,000 require dialysis or kidney transplantation, and 82,000 need to have a toe, foot or leg amputated. Diabetics are twice as likely as nondiabetics to suffer from depression...
...rely on archaic paging systems. Evanston Northwestern Healthcare in Evanston, Ill., recently decided to begin using a voice-over-IP-enabled device from Symbol Technologies of Holtsville, N.Y., on wireless networks in its three hospitals. The device, which combines PDA functions with voice, offers several benefits: it doesn't suffer from interference, as cell phones do; it lets patients connect directly to the nurse assigned to them; and it allows doctors, who may be off-site, to contact nurses directly, eliminating the risk that a call will be missed at the nursing station...
Harvard students who are covered by their parents’ insurance plans and who suffer from chronic illnesses like depression may face similar problems with the costs of their medications, Frank said...