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...Kennedy's voice came to be respected in foreign policy matters in the course of his tenure--from calling for peace in Northern Ireland to voting against the authorization of the war in Iraq--he was most passionate about setting domestic social policy. Despite being born into a family often referred to as the closest thing to American royalty, Kennedy focused on helping the poor and disenfranchised through many of the 300-plus successful bills he sponsored during his tenure in the Senate...
...Genetic males with AIS produce testosterone like normal males, but their bodies are insensitive to its effects. So people with AIS often have high levels of testosterone as the body produces more to try to exert its actions. For this reason, Semenya's high testosterone levels could be in keeping with an AIS diagnosis...
...parents to realize that she is genetically male. Indeed, AIS is sometimes diagnosed at fertility clinics only when women seek help because of their inability to become pregnant. "If this girl turns out to have AIS, it's not her fault," he says. "As those with AIS often are, she was brought up as a girl by her parents, which was the right thing to do." (See TIME's top 10 moments from the Beijing Olympics...
...Florida, a state that now has the nation's highest rate of homes - 23% - either in foreclosure or delinquent on mortgage payments. Many of the mortgages that have collapsed in Miami Gardens were subprime; city leaders like Williams say they were ethically questionable deals pushed by banks that too often knew their clients were in over their heads. (Read "Four Steps to Ending the Foreclosure Crisis...
...chairman is often described as the second most powerful U.S. official; the main check on him is the first most powerful official's power not to reappoint him. That power won't be used this year, and it's easy to see why. But someday, a President may have to use it - no matter what the markets...