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Given how long the cops took and how much ammunition the killers had, the death toll could have been far worse. But some parents still think it didn't need to have been as high as it was. They pressed Colorado Governor Bill Owens, who has appointed a commission to review Columbine and possibly update SWAT tactics for assailants who are moving and shooting. "There may be times when you just walk through until you find the killers," Owens says. "This is the first time this has happened." The local lawmen "didn't know what they were dealing with...
UNEMPLOYMENT TOLL How stressful can losing a job be for a family? Serious enough to affect the health of an unborn child. A study in December's Journal of Health and Social Behavior reveals that as male unemployment increases, so does the incidence of low-birth-weight infants. Among pregnant women, stress is a risk factor for giving birth to such babies. The research suggests that jobless families should consider enrolling in stress-management programs where possible...
...Chavez hopes will fuel his "new economy" that redistributes wealth among the poor. While the flood is a win-win scenario for Chavez - he's rushed resources to the aid of those most in need, and any recriminations over the building practices that allowed for such a heavy death toll will be directed at his predecessors - it contains an element of danger, too. The devastation will fuel demands for the president to accelerate efforts to redistribute wealth, which could scare off investors Venezuela still badly needs...
...strenuous work takes its toll...
...government. The Soviet military machine was notorious for lying about the extent of casualties--both military and civilian--and this tendency to exaggerate military accomplishments has been readily adopted by the new regime. After the 1996 campaign in Chechnya was over, Russian President Boris Yeltsin admitted to a death toll significantly higher than that reported during the war and it is widely assumed that the Russian government is again intentionally underestimating casualties in order to bolster civilian support. Indeed, independent sources estimate that military casualties are nearly as high as they were during the failed Soviet campaign in Afghanistan...