Word: processing
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...there no demand that Presidents--and Governors--be denied the power to pardon, which is so obviously open to abuse? Clinton's pardons may have been the worst, but they were hardly the first to be controversial. The power to pardon assumes that due process will fail and that Presidents and Governors will have the wisdom and good conscience to remedy its failures. The sad truth is that these officials are cut from the same cloth as the rest of us. BOB HILTON Iowa City...
Those who advocate human cloning seem to ignore the inherent wastefulness and disregard of human dignity that the process involves. I fail to comprehend the scientist who explains his work as a duty to help people who want to complete their life cycle by reproducing. Rather, the driving force behind scientists' efforts to clone is the commercial opportunity that feeds on the hopes of the pro-cloning people. I recommend that all involved have a good read of Brave New World and rethink their enthusiasm about human cloning. SABINA STILLER Oosterbeek, the Netherlands...
...websites are wobbling because they solved one problem--finding a good price--without making it just as easy to apply for and buy the product. Because all initial estimates are preliminary, locating an attractive price quote is often just the start of a lengthy process. Next, shoppers must contact an agent--either online or off--or apply directly to an insurance company. They then complete a questionnaire and take a physical exam before obtaining final quotes and purchasing their policies...
Most sketch artists ask witnesses to examine drawings or photographs meant to jog their memories. But that process can muddy fragile recollections. "Human memories are very malleable, especially at the height of emotion," she says. "Ask, 'Did he have a moustache?' Well, he does now, because you're implanting that image." Her interviews are long chats about other topics, with only occasional questions related to the pad she holds just out of sight. "The assumption is that this work is about art," says Boylan, "but it's about the complexity of memory...
...billed as one of the major policy statements of the administration. Sharon certainly feels that he's gotten a good hearing in Washington, and he'll welcome the idea that the administration won't meddle or interfere. Both sides share many of the same criticisms of the Barak-Clinton process...