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...recommendations were. "All I wanted was children," she said. "It turned out imperfectly." She also explained that six embryos were implanted in each of the IVF procedures that resulted in her previous six children. This time, apparently, all of them took, and she decided to bring them all to term. Asked how she was going to care for such an enormous family, Suleman said she was returning to school to get a master's degree in counseling. She had been attending California State University when she became pregnant with the octuplets. "I'm providing myself to my children," she told...
...could doctors let her bring so many babies to term? Though it makes recommendations, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine does not have the legal power to enforce guidelines. It can only oust unethical members from its ranks. The Medical Board of California, however, does have the ability to investigate claims filed against physicians and impose sanctions. The board will be looking into whether the as-yet-unnamed physician or clinic that treated Suleman violated the standard of care for the profession. Candis Cohen, spokeswoman for the medical board, says it is at the beginning of the inquiry, which could...
Will Mohammed Khatami run for a third term as president of Iran, or won't he? That's the question dominating the political conversation in Tehran ahead of the June poll, in which hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - who succeeded the reformist Khatami in 2005 - is standing for reelection. Pressure has been mounting on the former President to run again, with many seeing him as the only candidate able to defeat Ahmadinejad. There has even been an unprecedented public "Invite Khatami" campaign whose nostalgic theme song ends, "This time, we will truly appreciate your presence...
...electorate's frustration with the performance of the economy that propelled the populist Ahmadinejad to victory in 2005, but that frustration, if anything, has only grown worse in the course of his term of office, as soaring inflation has halved purchasing power in urban areas. And that could help Khatami...
...seven centrist Republicans and seven centrist Democrats - to a compromise that avoided a Senate meltdown known as the "nuclear option" over President Bush's judicial appointments. In 2008 he guided the Gang of 10's work on a compromise regarding offshore drilling. And this week the two-term Senator has been spearheading a group of negotiators to find a bipartisan solution on the more than $900 billion stimulus bill. Nelson won't provide an exact number of Senators involved in these talks, coyly trying to avoid yet another gang label. (Enterprising reporters have counted conferees going in - there...