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...each of the other candidates will be given the chance to respond. Questioning the candidates tonight we have, in alphabetical order, David Broder of The Washington Post, the Chair of Barbara Walters of ABC News, Martin Nolan of The Boston Globe and Hedrick Smith of The New York Times. Ms. Walters also declined our invitation to be in Baltimore tonight; ABC News has informed us that they refuse to participate on a panel with three newspapers. Thank you all for coming tonight. Mr. Broder, the first question is yours...
...Natural History; Mother Jones (circ. 222,000), from the Foundation for National Progress; Science (circ. 151,000) and Science 80 (estimated circ. 400,000), both from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Other magazines have lately converted to nonprofit status when market forces threatened their existence. Ms. magazine (circ. 491,000) made the switch last year after convincing IRS and postal authorities that the monthly's role in combatting antifemale biases entitled it to federal support. Harper's (circ. 325,000) was saved from extinction this summer when it was bought by two nonprofit foundations. William...
...think that any of us film critics are." Added Shawn: "We wouldn't be publishing Pauline Kael if we didn't admire her work very much. Her work is its own defense." Kael thought so too. "I'm sorry that Ms. Adler doesn't respond to my writing. What else can I say?" she asked, rhetorically...
...knows what causes multiple sclerosis, and there is no known cure for it. A degenerative disease of the central nervous system, MS destroys patches of myelin, the fatty tissue that forms a protective sheath around the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. This interferes with the flow of nerve impulses, much in the way that faulty insulation can cause electrical shortcircuits...
...current theory holds that MS is caused by a slow-acting virus that lies latent in the body for years before its first symptoms appear. These may disappear for as long as 30 years and then flare up once again, or they can disappear forever after one bout...