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...same can be said of many of Graham's initiatives. Under Graham's tutelage, the Ed School has risen in stature and has come to be recognized as one of the nation's leading education institutions...
Many of those present carried framed portraits of President Bush or signs stating "USA: Love it or leave it," "Give peace a chance, destroy Saddam's arms" and "Appeasement=Genocide." Some wore the Desert Storm sweatshirt which has recently risen to popularity among supporters of the Gulf...
...likelihood of combat has risen in the Persian Gulf, where battlefield conditions and terrain would make military assistance a necessity for reporters, distrust between the brass and the press has blazed anew. Despite repeated contacts with news executives who believe they made their concerns clear, the Pentagon has expanded its proposed ground rules for the behavior of journalists on any gulf battlefield from one page to six. Even after a promise of revision following a heated session with about 60 senior Washington journalists late last week, the Pentagon seems firm in its intention: to impose unprecedented restrictions on where reporters...
...Medical researchers have been pampered. Isn't it time to evaluate whether this investment has been wisely spent? The mortality rate for cancer has risen by 8% in the past 20 years. Doesn't that indicate a failure of return or an inappropriate investment...
...barometer of a nation's health is more closely watched than life expectancy. Since the turn of the century, when record keeping began, the U.S. trend has been upward for all segments of the population. Life expectancy for whites has risen from 48 years in 1900 to more than 75 today. Blacks have fared even better, more than doubling the number of years they could expect to live, from 33 to nearly 70. Now, however, an alarming change is taking place. While life expectancy for whites is still climbing, it is dropping for blacks...