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...turns out we are not alone. In a survey of 303 women taken before they went into labor and published in Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, one-fourth fully expected to have an epidural and an additional 40% thought one would be likely. About a third, however, wanted to avoid the epidural, and 7% said they would never have one under any circumstances. As it turned out, however, nearly 8 out of 10 women in this study ended up having an epidural, including nearly half the women who said they would never have...
...trying to "fix" Lincoln. "Those who have spoken most confidently of their knowledge of his personal qualities," Pennsylvania Republican Alexander McClure said of Lincoln, "are, as a rule, those who saw least of them below the surface." And many real Lincoln intimates kept a low profile, wishing to avoid the media circus. Meanwhile, one man who tried to talk about Lincoln in a complex and honest way paid a heavy price. After Lincoln died, Herndon solicited memories from men and women who had known him, identifying and tracking down crucial sources, then hounding them until they gave a statement...
...surge in identity-theft crimes in recent months makes the Identity Theft Resource Center, run by a San Diego--based nonprofit, a must-read for consumers. See Victim Guides, under Victim Resources, for tips on how to avoid trouble and what to do if the worst happens...
Bhutto explained her latest move as an attempt to avoid the "bloodshed and chaos [that might] lead to a takeover by another general." Opponents were quick to blame it all on Bhutto herself. A strong-willed aristocrat who was educated at Harvard and Oxford, she has had difficulty in unifying her father's Pakistan People's Party. She is wary of its older leaders, and has replaced many of them with younger politicians. Charges Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, 55, who was forced out of his party post and later formed an opposition group of his own: "Bhutto's retreat...
...billion. Now, however, the merger game definitely seems to be heating up again. Allied Stores, owner of Brooks Brothers and Bonwit Teller, last week announced a $3.56 billion merger with the Edward DeBartolo Corp., the largest U.S. developer of shopping malls. The aim of the Allied marriage: to avoid a $3.5 billion offer from a Canadian developer, Campeau, which promptly sued to block the Allied-DeBartolo union...