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...worst mother in the world, I'm better than death!" The comment was insensitive and reeked of arrogance. While Madonna's giving huge sums of money to charity is laudable, one needs an entirely different set of skills to be a good mother to an adopted child. I wonder how much Madonna understands that. Madhuri Pai Singapore Proliferating Primates Re "Way too much monkey business" [Nov. 13], on the overpopulation of rhesus macaques in Delhi: The problem reflects the sad state of Indian society today. Indians see only the immediate trouble and its quick fix. In the quest...
...utter failure of the Lamont campaign to unseat Lieberman makes one wonder: Was any of this actually worth it? Lamont and his base of left-wing support in the blogosphere consistently attacked Lieberman for his staunch support of the Iraq war and his willingness to work with the Republican administration. Focusing on this subject alone, they ignored the fact that Lieberman has remained a loyal Democrat on the vast majority of issues including environmentalism, a woman’s right to choose, and government assistance to the poor and elderly...
...Still, Benedict's two prepared remarks in the Turkish capital - at first blush, at least - seemed so careful as to make one wonder if the famous hard-liner was going soft. After years of quietly, and then not-so-quietly, differentiating his approach to interfaith relations from Pope John Paul II's, the German Pope was sounding a lot like his predecessor. During Benedict's speech alongside Turkey's head of religious affairs Ali Bardakoglu, the Pope cited "mutual respect and esteem," "human and spiritual unity" and the common heritage of Islam and Christianity as ancestors of Abraham. In marked...
Statins have earned a reputation lately as a wonder drug. Not only do they protect against heart disease by controlling the amount of cholesterol the liver churns out, but they can also dampen the inflammatory flare-ups that contribute to everything from arthritis to heart attacks. Early studies even hint that statins may also work on the plaques and tangles that cause Alzheimer's disease. But all drugs have their limits. An analysis of 12 trials found that patients who had taken statins within two weeks of having a heart attack or angina did not reduce their risk of dying...
...commemorate the U.S. population's reaching 300 million. But I was struck by the comparison of the map illustrating the Electoral College votes in the 2004 presidential election and the "purple" map showing how people actually voted by county. When I look at those maps, there's little wonder why voter turnout in U.S. elections is embarrassingly low. Why bother to vote when a simple majority is all that is needed for an entire state's Electoral College votes to go to one candidate? The U.S. is busy spreading democracy overseas yet has one of the least democratic electoral systems...