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...passing laws that make it difficult for women to gain access to abortions, or limit doctors' ability to perform them. These laws that were meant to place restrictions on surgical abortions are now, through new state legislation, being applied to RU-486. Some of these measures state the width of hallways in a doctor's office where surgical abortions are performed, how abortion providers must be registered and the disposal of fetal tissue. Not surprisingly, many doctors who initially said they would prescribe RU-486 are having second thoughts...
...started to use our width a little bit," Wheaton said. "And I think we have some really strong players in the middle of the midfield. They just stepped it up and started winning individual battles. When [Davidson] started combining around people, it gave us some space...
...oarsman who in Atlanta had announced his intention to retire by gasping, "Anyone sees me near a boat again, they can shoot me," converted his fury into a fifth title. "We knew we were going to win," he said after the British boat edged the Italians by the width of an oar. "Most of the racing we do does not have passion. Today had passion...
...what? Widen the track width? Lengthen the wheel base? Both rejected by Ford honchos as too time-consuming and expensive, what with a February 1990 production date to meet. Instead, they settled on tweaks: bringing the vehicle slightly closer to the ground, stiffening the front suspension springs - and recommending to customers that they let some air out of the tires, keeping them at 26 psi rather than Firestone's own target...
...could take a couple of years. There's a new version of the Explorer coming out, touted as having a host of safety and stability improvements, including a longer wheelbase and wider track width. But that's not until 2002, and with canny lawyers buying spots at the top of Internet search results for "Firestone" and "Ford," the road ahead looks pretty bumpy at the moment...