Word: terme
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...astronaut walks on the moon, and finds Dr. Manhattan waiting for him. 1971: President Nixon sends Manhattan and The Comedian to Vietnam; the war is over within a week, with the locals lining up to surrender personally to the big blue guy. 1976: Nixon is elected to a third term. 1977: Nixon pushes the Keene Act through Congress, outlawing the Watchmen. 1985: America is an open sewer of drugs and porn, and The Comedian is defeated, defenestrated, dead...
...Several Eastern European countries, including Hungary, Romania, and the Baltic states, are in a state of near meltdown, yet Western nations are prioritizing their own domestic difficulties. In the name of self-preservation, European solidarity, and long-term political strength, western EU countries have no option but to aid their neighbors. As severe recessions plague even the strongest economies in Europe, however, the cost of solidarity will undeniably be expensive...
...Bajraktari, a student who is working with the consulate to analyze the challenges of long-term international commitment to Afghanistan, said that the consulate took them to London and Brussels and arranged 22 meetings with international representatives at the NATO headquarters...
Mention the term "euthanasia," and the first thing most people think of is the epic assisted suicide battle of the 1990s starring Jack "Doctor Death" Kevorkian. But the issue of whether human beings - and more pointedly, doctors - have the right to help others die has been in the public discourse since before the birth of Christ. The Hippocratic Oath, which scholars estimate was written in the fourth century B.C., includes the unambiguous statement: I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan. (The oath, which most modern doctors...
...breakfast with reporters on Tuesday morning, Baucus predicted that his committee could have legislation on the Senate floor as early as June, adding, "The conversation is going great guns." Among the ideas the six-term Montana Senator said he is willing to consider is one that has significant support among Republicans: changing the tax treatment of employer-provided health benefits, so that they might not be fully deductible for companies that provide them, and would be treated as income for the workers who receive them. Health-care experts say this would have the effect of encouraging more people...