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...Gulf War veterans began reporting a bizarre range of symptoms. As the Committee explains, "Gulf War illness does not fit neatly into our current concepts of disease. The underlying pathobiology of Gulf War illness is not apparent from routine clinical tests, and the illness appears not to be the result of a single cause producing a well-known effect." While the military insisted for years that GWI was another form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the panel concluded that there is no link between the two conditions. In fact, studies have shown that Gulf War veterans have lower rates...
...Agent Orange had adversely affected soldiers during Vietnam, and it's taken just as long for Gulf War veterans to get GWI recognized as an actual medical condition. As the report's authors state, "addressing the serious and persistent health problems that affect Gulf War veterans as a result of their military service remains the obligation of the federal government and all who are indebted to the men and women who risked their lives in Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia 17 years ago. This obligation is made more urgent by the length of time these veterans have waited for answers...
...already recessing economy into a depression. If the American auto industry were to fail, the job losses for autoworkers and the consequences for other industries would be catastrophic: It is estimated that the collapse of General Motors, which is the closest of the Big Three to bankruptcy, would result in 2.5 million jobs losses, not only among GM employees, but also among parts suppliers, some of which would also fail. Given the centrality of the auto industry to the American economy, its failure could have unpredictable and wide-ranging repercussions. Rather than letting the auto companies fall victim...
Professor Niall Ferguson argued that the current economic crisis developed largely as a result of widespread ignorance of financial history, while speaking to a packed house at the Harvard Book Store last night to promote his new book, “The Ascent of Money.” Ferguson faulted the U.S. Federal Reserve for complicity in the stock market bubble, claiming that home ownership had become over-politicized in recent years as a result of efforts by the federal government to increase ownership rates and widespread leveraging of real-estate assets. “Real financial alchemy was performed...
...transferring to Harvard. He and Lin will need to contend with the Wildcats’ talented senior backcourt of Eric Gilchrese and Tyrece Gibbs. That duo scored 21 and 18 points respectively in UNH’s first game of the season, a 101-50 win over Suffolk. a result that would look more impressive if the opponent wasn’t a Division III team. Regardless, stopping the opposing guards is a must for the Crimson.“They are a perimeter-oriented team, and we are going to have our hands full defending their perimeter players...