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...Christmas and now the last two days in the White House--to back-channel an apology through movie producer and Bush friend Jerry Weintraub. On Weintraub's last visit to Camp David, in 1992, he and Bush senior were chatting about how vulnerable First Friends are. They called to warn Thomason that he would be sued, slandered and vilified--and have no platform from which to respond. Thomason, the son of a Baptist deacon, couldn't imagine that happening to an unflashy guy like...
...trying to warn that the gnarled, calloused hand of Mr. Prudent Harvard Administrator will soon bring the same penalty upon WHRB for some trumped-up violation. I believe that WHRB long has struck a responsible balance, between its various stakeholders and the administration, that has been most helpful to it. The important message here is that in conflict, university administrators wield power and students do not. By themselves, students represent a creative and energetic but ultimately weak group for achieving goals...
...implants. The first part of their investigation, completed in November, studied breast-cancer rates in 13,500 women who had breast implants (most of them silicone) and 4,000 who did not. Results: the implant patients showed no added risk for breast cancer when compared with the controls. Researchers warn, however, that further studies are needed to determine whether the implants are linked to other cancers or connective-tissue disorders...
...time politicians talk about national priorities, we hear about how education should be our country's number one concern. Our nation's economy needs a highly educated workforce, they tell us, if we are going to be able to compete in the new global economy. A college education, they warn us, is now a necessary ticket to a middle-class and decent paying job. And a strong democracy, they sometimes point out, depends on well-educated and informed citizens...
...service in territories where NATO has fired large amounts of depleted-uranium ordnance, is enough to have European NATO members demanding further discussion over the alliance's favorite tank-busting ammunition. And the acknowledged risks attached to direct contact with depleted-uranium particles has also prompted the WHO to warn that children playing in former conflict zones could be at high risk. But a United Nations Environmental Program study of Kosovo anticipated shortly is expected to find that radiation from depleted-uranium shells is present in non-threatening quantities...