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...will help keep them pristine by banning activities such as mining and logging that are commonly allowed on government property throughout the West. The news was met with glee from the environmental nonprofit sector, and with fierce grumbling from Arizona's anti-establishment ranching and mining contingent. Eager to supplement his list of environmental accomplishments, the President used Teddy Roosevelt's 1906 Antiquities Act to create the monuments - a move that enabled him to bypass Congress and a potentially messy battle with Republicans eager to protect ranching and mining interests. "It's no secret this decision really pisses off western...
...committee members who supplement the four-member executive board were given lighthearted titles. Hartlage is the "Sergeant-at-Arms," Adam B. D. Sadler '02 is "Captain of the Guard," and Everson is "Master of the Big Pants...
...things being equal, most budget-minded consumers would rather hand over $15 for a month's supply of St. John's wort than pony up for a doctor's visit and a prescription for Zoloft. But are all things actually equal? Should the makers of so-called dietary supplements - the myriad capsules, pills and potions found at your local Vitamin Shoppe - be permitted to tout the health benefits of their products without being subject to the FDA review process? And can these supplements be thought of as cures for disease? These are the questions raging around the $6 billion...
...other words, the next time you go to the store, desperately searching for a vial of herbs to ease your way through say, the rigors of tax preparation, you might find labels that read: "Vitamin ZZZZ: Helps You Relax." You won't, however, find supplements claiming to cure your impending sleeplessness or panic attacks. Likewise, you'll find products that "maintain memory function," but nothing that claims to reverse serious memory loss. And even though some products' claims can make those herbs seem awfully tempting, TIME medical writer Christine Gorman warns, "the watchword for consumers is caveat emptor. People have...
...main worry overseas is Bin Laden, who according to Clarke has expanded his network from his base in Afghanistan to 52 countries. Bin Laden is drawing on new financial backers to supplement his personal fortune and the profits that Clarke says he reaps from heroin sales, and he has drawn a diverse crew of adherents from Libya to the Philippines. "He has an indigenous base in each country that stays quiet," says Clarke. "When assault teams come into the country, there's support there. It's a very different type of terrorism than we've ever seen before...