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...dead in Gaza in the latest violence were under 18. (Israeli officials say they have no way of counting Palestinian casualties.) The U.S. and the U.N. have both accused Israel of using excessive force. International investigators headed by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell arrive in Israel this week to probe the sources of the 11 weeks of violence that has claimed a total of almost 300 lives, Israeli as well as Palestinian. Last week's fighting--10 were killed on Friday alone--was the most brutal in the past month...
...staggering cost overrun has forced the resignation of house speaker Jeff Groscost and prompted a criminal probe by state attorney general Janet Napolitano. She cautions, however, that "stupidity, incompetence and greed are not violations...
...Monday, and that may mean bad news for both Israel and the next U.S. president. Israel has waived its earlier calls to postpone the Mitchell investigation pending a reduction in the level of violence, freeing the former U.S. senator and his panel of distinguished European leaders to begin their probe into the causes of the current violence that had been mandated as part of the Sharm el-Sheik cease-fire agreement. Investigations launched by Amnesty International, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights and the Israeli peace movement have strongly criticized Israel for using excessive force in response to the Palestinian...
...process that was expected to take decades. Harvard biochemists MacBeath and Schreiber have found a way to speed things up with Protein Microarrays. Using a robotic arm and a tiny quill, they will allow researchers to deposit 10,000 functional proteins onto a single microscope slide and quickly probe how each interacts with other proteins and potential drugs...
...under encouragement from President Clinton Barak agreed in principle that it should begin work immediately. The commission, constituted by Clinton as part of the Sharm El Sheik cease-fire agreement, is headed by former senator George Mitchell, and includes a number of senior European officials. Its mandate is to probe the causes of current violence, and the President believes that its presence can help foster a climate for renewed talks...