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...Crimson does not serve the same function as a poster in the Yard; it is the responsibility of any newspaper to provide authoritative, independent information. It was in this respect that I believe The Crimson's coverage fell short. In the debate, each side put forward competing statistics about pesticide use, working conditions and labor relations...
...homogeneous backgrounds of the commission members are a function of the appointment process. Commission members were chosen individually by senators, representatives and President Clinton--and each wanted their nominee to be an expert in the field, making the choice of a parent or college student far less likely...
...even as it eases one ethical controversy, egg freezing may exacerbate another. Menopause, doctors now know, simply marks the end of a woman's egg supply. Otherwise, her reproductive equipment can still function if supplied with hormone supplements. With IVF, hormones and another woman's egg, even a postmenopausal woman can give birth...
...that by 1945, German forces had seized or coerced the sale of one-fifth of all the world's Western art. Some of the thousands of looted works were brought back to the Reich. But others were shipped abroad, principally to New York, where the art market continued to function even as fighting raged in Europe. One painting cited by the U.S. Treasury, Van Gogh's The Man Is at Sea, was apparently slipped out of France by a New York dealer who then sold it to Hollywood idol Errol Flynn for $48,000. "The paintings came to America because...
...chips in new PCs, the FCC is following the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which directs the agency to ask questions concerning V chips, including whether PCs that double as TV receivers should be equipped with the chips. These are only proposals and do not include PCs that do not function as TV receivers, nor do they apply to the Internet. My hope is that the computer industry and all interested parties will tell the FCC what their concerns are and how they think the V chip should work. REED E. HUNDT, Former Chairman Federal Communications Commission Washington...