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...lone claim to superpower status, they note, and refreshing Russia's aging nuclear force would be a way of trying to hang on to that position. "Their missile won't work," says a Pentagon adviser, "and neither does our shield." --By Paul Quinn-Judge. With reporting by Mark Thompson...
...operated by twin brothers Cameron and Chaffin Pullan, 33. Neither Pullan is a college graduate or has any formal training in child development. Cameron worked as a YMCA day-care administrator, and Chaffin served as a residential manager for a WWASPS program in Utah before starting the school in Thompson Falls, Mont. But the brothers pride themselves on their self-taught proficiency in rehabilitating kids. "We help build confidence," says Chaffin, "through character building...
As the flu-vaccine shortage began, Canada quickly emerged as a potential life buoy. Ujjal Dosanjh, Canada's Health Minister, personally phoned Tommy Thompson, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, and offered to share whatever surplus Canada had to help meet the 48-million-dose shortfall. "I assured him that if there was anything we could do to assist our American friends, we would be happy to do that," Dosanjh told TIME. But it wasn't long before Dosanjh was spelling out the limits of what his country could do. "Canada cannot be the drugstore of the United...
...where they are 60% to 70% cheaper, unless the U.S. can guarantee that they are safe. Critics call the Bush policy a delaying tactic designed to protect drug companies' profits. The federal Task Force on Drug Importation must submit its report on safety by Dec. 8. When it does, Thompson could authorize reimportation, a move that would appease those who clamored for it during the campaign. Drugmakers, meanwhile, trying to block an end run around their U.S. business, have warned that a flood of Canadian drugs would stifle innovation by bringing in Canadian-style price controls. Experts...
...have a shot to crack the top 25. The Tigers already played No. 6 Syracuse tough and will have two other opportunities—against Rutgers and Duke—to make a national statement. Coach Joe Scott comes back to Princeton from Air Force, taking over for John Thompson III, who moved on to Georgetown. Scott has an intimate knowledge of the Princeton offense, so the transition should be relatively seamless...