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...medication that is incredibly effective at reversing overdoses," says Dr. Wilson Compton, director of the Division of Epidemiological Services and Prevention Research for the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "It makes good logical sense. I wish we had a rigorous evaluation of the benefits and potential risks...
...want with you." What Carl wants to take is the house where he spent a happy half-century with Ellie and where, in a sense, she still lives. Like a snail or, more likely, Atlas, Carl carries his house and the world's burden on his back; his wish for escape is also a sacred responsibility, to take Ellie to Paradise Falls. Thanks to some extraordinarily favorable trade winds, that's where Carl and Russell land. Instantly they find the bird - a gorgeous, jollier version of Chuck Jones' cartoon Road Runner - that eluded Muntz for decades. He's dubbed Kevin...
...fact that she is the first Hispanic nominee will put Republicans who wish to oppose her in a difficult political spot, given the 9-percentage-point decline the party suffered in Hispanic support in the 2008 presidential election. "It presents a huge political problem for them," says the White House official. "It's not the reason she got the job - but it's not a bad thing. They need to tread carefully here, and their groups are not going to want to tread carefully...
...achieved another first, standing down only nine days after her victory. "I wish to do what is best for the university," she said at a hastily arranged press conference at the Hay literary festival in Wales, where she is promoting her latest book of verse, Darwin: A Life in Poems. Even before Padel, the naturalist's great-great-granddaughter, wove together fragments of Charles Darwin's writings to create her acclaimed poetic biography, she cited his ideas as an inspiration. "Darwin loved form; he's always saying he loved the rich, complex forms of what he looked at. And that...
...university prepares once more to solicit nominations for the poetry professorship, some potential contenders may be deterred by the scrutiny the contest is likely to attract. Sexual politics look certain to play as key a role in the new election as in the last. "I wish the next Professor of Poetry the very best," said Padel, concluding her press appearance at Hay. "And I hope she's a woman...