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...useful in developing cures for diseases such as Parkinson’s and diabetes. Precisely because of our nation’s awareness of human dignity, we are moved by testimony of others’ suffering and wish to alleviate it. When the question regards the use of surplus embryos from fertilization clinics, many respond as Lecturer on Ethics in Science Louis M. Guenin did in the journal Science—that “relieving widespread suffering is morally better than destroying embryos at no gain...
...United States 6-7 months ago—we were fighting over what to do with the surplus,” King says. “I’m concerned about the lax approach to our financial future in Cambridge...
...America jittery: A deranged man on an American Airlines flight led to a emergency landing and fighter escort earlier this week; suspicious passengers at Logan Airport have forced multiple planes to return to the gate; bomb scares have caused evacuations around the country on a daily basis; even military surplus stores are struggling to stock enough outdated and ineffective gas masks...
...have good reason to be wary of the way Bush is handling his job “overall,” which is the term pollsters use when questioning people. We are plunging towards national debt because Bush pushed a huge tax cut through Congress that depended on the surplus to avoid eating into federal programs. Now, with that surplus fast shrinking and $55 billion in new spending stemming from the attacks, Bush has asked for a new $75 billion tax cut. Consumer confidence is at its lowest in years, the airlines are failing and our economy is teetering...
AVAILABILITY: Online and in Army-surplus stores, if you can find them. The Advantage runs about $160. Israeli masks can go for as little as $19.99. Face masks cost about $1 at medical-supply houses, but even at that bargain price, there's no point in buying them...