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...silver and bronze medal in Sydney and Athens, respectively.In addition to the coaching staff, the rookies were deeply impressed with the team’s affability on their recruiting trips.“[The upperclassmen] made an effort to do a lot of things together as a team and get to know them very well,” co-captain Devon McLaughlin says.This feeling carried over to the fall, as the experienced upperclassmen have become mentors to the freshmen. “The upperclassmen have been great big sisters to this bunch,” Harvard coach Erik Farrar says.The...
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...
...withdraw from consideration for Health and Human Services Secretary because of tax problems. But with Daschle out, the White House decided that it still needed a high-level coordinator for the reform effort. "It's good to have someone who is really riding herd and only thinking of one thing," said one White House official...
...first thing we need to do is draw a collective deep breath and seek calm." - On how the US should best handle the perpetual political stalemate with North Korea. Newsweek...
...Part of the problem is the unevenness of enforcement. While China boasts many practical and well-considered regulations, its legal system still struggles with corruption and a willingness of some local authorities to prioritize growth over health and safety. "I do consider the new law a good thing, but it will take time to implement it," says Hu Xiaosong, a professor at the China Agricultural University Food Safety Technological Center. "For example, we have had a traffic law for years, but to this day, there are still people jaywalking at every street corner. Don't expect the law will bring...