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Polls show that the euthanasia law is popular in Europe, and other countries may follow. South Korean doctors asked for a similar law last week. But in the U.S., opponents hope Attorney General John Ashcroft will rescind his predecessor's ruling that the federal Controlled Substances Act doesn't bar Oregon's use of drugs for mercy killing. If he does, the case will go to court. During his campaign, President Bush said he would sign a proposed law preventing doctors from using drugs to intentionally kill, which would effectively overturn the Oregon...
...hear the inaugural address of Clinton's ex-presidency. (Clinton has told friends that Purcell didn't seem to object to the standing ovation Clinton got, or the fact that he shook hands with Morgan Stanley clients for two hours afterward.) UBS Warburg may not be the last to rescind its speaking invitation. Even Yale University, which has invited Clinton and current and former Presidents Bush to help commemorate its 300th anniversary this spring, is a little skittish. "We hope it blows over by then," says an organizer. "He is an alum, so there's not much...
...eyes are on the Bush Administration. Will it stick with Clinton's order to stop blocking Africa's efforts to get cheaper drugs? Or will it give way if Republicans and drug companies apply pressure to rescind the order? So far, says a trade official, "no one has said, 'Hold your horses...
...Advanced Placement (AP) Biology exam could receive credit for Science B, while scores of 4 or 5 on either AP Chemistry or AP Physics counted for Science A credit. (Students could not, however, receive exemptions from both Core areas.) The administration's decision to rescind these exemptions made little sense. The scientific "approaches to knowledge" taught in AP biology, chemistry and physics courses have not changed. And presumably the College does not dispute the quality of AP courses, since students are still given advanced standing credit for these courses every year...
...gone far enough. In 1998, she became ensnared in controversy over Blu's Hanging, in which a male Filipino character is portrayed as sexually depraved. After the Association for Asian American Studies awarded the book its prize in literature, complaints by the Filipino community prompted the association to rescind its honor...