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...terrorist who wanted to launch a smallpox attack, however, would probably have a very hard time getting hold of the virus. Smallpox was eradicated in 1980. Officially, only two stores of the virus exist, for research purposes, in secure locations in the U.S. and Russia. There may be covert stashes in Iraq, North Korea and Russia, but these countries would be reluctant to release them, fearing a smallpox epidemic among their own unvaccinated people. Even if a terrorist were successful in obtaining the virus, his plans could backfire: smallpox is so contagious that the first victims are likely...
...Pearl Harbor disaster, is all better now, both perky and mysterious. They have agreeable best pals (Jeremy Piven and Molly Shannon). Eugene Levy does a nice turn as a fussy store clerk, and one doesn't feel particularly sorry for the drippy fiances (Bridget Moynahan and John Corbett), who exist mainly to be dumped and whose roles define the word thankless. Peter Chelsom's direction is conventionally pretty--and an improvement on his grim Town & Country...
...Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, provoked outrage with crass remarks. On a trip to Germany, Berlusconi pronounced, "We should be conscious of the superiority of our civilization, which consists of a value system which has given people widespread prosperity and guarantees respect for human rights and religion - this certainly does not exist in Islamic countries." By week's end he had apologized...
...There are so many diverse programs and services that people don’t realize exist. It’s important that students understand UHS is not just a place to go to when you are sick,” said Kathi Tracy, UHS assistant director for clinical operations...
...explain my full views. I fear that connotations will either distract from my opinions, or detract by adding unintended meaning to my words, as has already happened. The latter fear is much more threatening, because the reader assumes a leftist feminist political agenda that doesn’t really exist...