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...White House also conveniently forgot to send the pardon petition that Quinn filed to the Justice Department, as per normal procedure, for reasons that have never been adequately explained. A furious U.S. Attorney, Mary Jo White, said her office had been "bypassed" by the Clinton White House. "We were totally unaware that pardons for Marc Rich were even under consideration," she said...
...approached this meet a little differently than normal," Shevchik said of his swims. "Usually at a championship meet I focus on the times I'm looking to swim, but this weekend I was more focused on winning races, and I think it paid off with some good times...
Your report on trying to get in good physical condition [HEALTH, Feb. 5] noted that according to a 1999 study, men who were obese and physically fit had about the same risk for all causes of death, over a 10-year period, as those who were of normal weight and physically fit. The study also reported, however, that men who were obese and physically fit had a 60% increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, while those who were merely overweight and not fit had a 50% increased risk. Since about 60% of U.S. men are overweight or obese...
...These feelings, about the world and my life, seemed absolutely real. I could not tell for a moment that this was a neurological reaction brought on by the withdrawal of the methamphetamine. My brain had stopped producing dopamine in normal amounts because it had come to rely upon the speed kicking in and running the show. Resear-chers now report that as much as 50% of the dopamine-producing cells in the brain can be damaged after prolonged exposure to relatively low levels of methamphetamine. In other words, the depression is a purely chemical state. Yet it feels...
...Interest in government picked up during the Florida imbroglio, but that's the equivalent of saying that curiosity about Ford Broncos increased during the O. J. Simpson trial. It's now settled back into our normal sense that what's important in life goes on everywhere else but Washington. "Americans care a whole lot more about what's going on at the Piggly Wiggly than in Washington," says pollster Jefrey Pollack of the Global Strategies Group...