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...with one potential miracle cure after another?only to suffer one disappointment after another. Aside from surgery, which almost invariably leaves behind some malignant cells, the standard treatment for most cancers continues to be radiation and chemotherapy?relatively crude disease-fighting weapons that have limited effectiveness and leave patients weak and nauseated...
...with one potential miracle cure after another--only to suffer one disappointment after another. Aside from surgery, which almost invariably leaves behind some malignant cells, the standard treatment for most cancers continues to be radiation and chemotherapy--relatively crude disease-fighting weapons that have limited effectiveness and leave patients weak and nauseated...
...simply opportunism. They realize that Wahid will fall, and believe that if they ally themselves with Megawati, who is fairly malleable, they'll get more in terms of cabinet seats and plush appointments. And they're also gambling that Megawati is very weak, and that she won't last very long, either. Then, other contenders will take advantage of the ensuing chaos to make their own bid for power...
...military backing Megawati if she's politically weak? The military have long been held to be the guarantor of Indonesia's stability, and they can't be comfortable with the turmoil that has continued, almost uninterrupted, since the fall of the Suharto regime...
...senator who's being coy about whether he might switch is Vermont Republican Sen. James Jeffords. When newspapers began suggesting last week that Jeffords might bolt for the Donkey Party, Jeffords had his press secretary issue a weak denial. "Sen. Jeffords is very comfortable as the most conservative member of the Vermont delegation," says spokesman Erik Smulson. "Regardless of party label, he will do what he thinks is best for Vermont and the nation." So does that mean he could do what's best for Vermont as a Democrat? "That's all I'm authorized to say," Smulson says...