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...events of the past six weeks have confirmed that the Israeli-Palestinian peace policy bequeathed by the Bush Administration is dead in the water. If the new Administration is to make good on its promise of progress toward a two-state peace agreement, it will need the sort of thorough policy review currently being undertaken on its Iran policy - and a fresh set of ideas...
...doctors and patients to be aware of the added risk that maternal obesity places on the developing baby. Doctors should not only advise women who are planning a family to try to maintain their recommended weight, but also ensure that those who are already pregnant receive proper nutrition and thorough ultrasound screening. "It's important to remember that these adverse effects only affect a low percentage of obese women," says Rankin. "But there are certain things that could be put into place to protect women and their babies if they are thinking of having a family...
Robert Burns was born 250 years ago, on January 25, 1759, in Alloway, Scotland. His father was a tenant farmer and his mother never learned to write, but Burns read voraciously and managed to secure a fairly thorough education. His family had very little money - when his father died, he left the family bankrupt - which inspired the egalitarian, anti-authority themes that would appear in Burns' future works...
...Calculated Risk (11,057 links) is among the most thoughtful and thorough financial commentary on the internet. Period. Tears apart poor economic assumptions. Gets to the heart of the elements that move the economy and markets. Big focus on housing and economic analysis...
...Mitchell was tapped by Bud Selig, the commissioner of baseball, to conduct a thorough review of the sport's cuture of performance-enhancing drugs. Mitchell found, to no one's surprise, that steroid use was endemic; still, the Mitchell Report - which was released in Dec. 2007 and which named 89 players, including superstars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, associated with drug use - helped quantify the extent of the problem...