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...Musharraf aide says Khan's megaton ego--almost as much as U.S. charges that he ran a nuclear bazaar--persuaded Musharraf to force him into retirement. But Pakistani investigators remain leery of squeezing the national hero too tightly. Khan is a public icon, his hawkish face known to every schoolchild. Arresting him could trigger dangerous protest among Islamist extremists and senior military officers who feel Musharraf has already gone too far in appeasing the White House. Khan's travel has been restricted, and even inside Pakistan, he is always accompanied by two military officers. He rarely leaves his Islamabad mansion...
...fact that double helix and Watson and Crick are familiar to just about every schoolchild, though, makes it clear that DNA was every bit as important as Crick thought. Not only did it explain heredity, but it would also lead to such practical applications as DNA forensics in law enforcement, testing for genetic diseases and the development of an entire biotechnology industry. With the recent completion of the Human Genome Project, it could radically change the way medicine is practiced over the next few decades. Crick's bold assertion was stunningly accurate. --By Michael Lemonick
Americans should wake up to the frightening level of risk at which we have placed our children. The best solution is to require every schoolchild in the country to be enrolled in a physical education class. As we teach children to read and add at a young age, so should we teach them the values and methods of a healthy lifestyle. Just as we have upgraded literacy programs in our schools, let us improve our physical education classes. JOE HERZOG Fresno, Calif...
...cash in your pocket is for groceries and train tickets, for a schoolchild's spending money or a handout to a beggar. It gets rolled up for snorting drugs, or lost for years under sofa cushions. Shop clerks and bank tellers at the end of the day have to scrub off the black grime money imparts to their hands. But last week, when 12 European nations rolled out the single currency euro notes and coins, those intrinsically cheap little tokens - inoffensively illustrated with maps or imaginary monuments - managed to make Europeans feel they were part of something rather grand. Maybe...
Every parent of a schoolchild is familiar with the counter. It's that imposing bit of architecture in the main office that many administrators use to keep parents at bay. "I hated that thing," says Steve Constantino. So when he became principal of Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas, Va., he immediately ripped the counter...