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Members say that while it was discouraging, last spring's report did not weaken the campaign--it merely changed the focus...
...careful about what's in your medicine cabinet. Prolonged use of some medications, such as steroids (prescribed for asthma, arthritis and kidney disease), anticonvulsants (for seizure disorders) or aluminum-based antacids, can weaken your bones. Smoking and drinking are both bad for bones, as is prolonged weightlessness, for anybody who plans to work on the space station...
...provide an emollient against conflict that European forces do not. Yet Europe has no choice but to shoulder more responsibility for the Balkans and operations like it. Powell has given a muted blessing to the E.U.?s new defense force, ?so long as it strengthens nato, and does not weaken nato?; and one influential Bush adviser, Stephen Hadley, has written that the U.S. should give Europe ?breathing space? to develop its defense identity. As it hands off more of the load to the Europeans, the Administration won?t hesitate to harangue the E.U. about its military deficiencies...
...decades to identify which users, if any, may be vulnerable to the radio waves. "Nobody knows the consequences of using cell phones from childhood and having radio waves reaching far into the brain," notes Dr. Leif Salford, a Swedish neurosurgeon who has found evidence that cell-phone radiation may weaken the brain's protection against potentially harmful substances in the bloodstream. Salford calls widespread cell-phone use "the world's largest biological experiment ever." He adds, "It would be sad if people found out 20 years from now that they have diseases...
Other selections, however, present more difficulties. We worry that the "voluntary compliance" philosophy espoused by Interior Secretary appointee Gale A. Norton may weaken environmental protections; her confirmation hearings should clarify these views. The choice of former Michigan Sen. Spencer Abraham for Energy Secretary is also questionable, considering that Abraham introduced legislation in 1999 to abolish the department; we wonder whether his views on the importance of the Energy Department's work have changed over the past months. Furthermore, we question whether Houston superintendent Rod Paige has the experience to run a Cabinet-level department, and we are amused...