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POTENCY. VASECTOMY. PROSTATE CANCER. In the past few years, prompted by the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the introduction of Viagra and Bob Dole's ED (erectile dysfunction) campaign, America has learned to speak more frankly about male sexuality. Now Dr. Richard Spark, a professor at Harvard Medical School, takes the case for openness a step further in Sexual Health for Men: The Complete Guide (Perseus). Spark tackles such sensitive issues as premature ejaculation, enlarged breasts and hot flashes in men, penile implants and male menopause...
...appears not to have remained totally unmoved by Graham's case. The scuttlebutt among reporters tracking the governor is that he's become far more thoughtful, even pensive, in recent days. "The death penalty is a subject that needs to be debated in America, and cases come along that spark the debate," Bush told reporters Wednesday. To death penalty opponents, that may not sound like much progress, but at the very least, it's a far cry from the sometimes glib and dismissive Bush who has officiated so resolutely over 131 executions during his five-year term. The real test...
...America, I'd have to come up with some brilliant idea," he says. "Here it's so simple: you find an idea abroad, modify it for Indian conditions, and you make money." The crowning achievement of the Indian diaspora may be that its members bring that same entrepreneurial spark back to life in their homeland...
...want to spark a heated debate at a dinner party, bring up the topic of genetically modified foods. For many people, the concept of genetically altered, high-tech crop production raises all kinds of environmental, health, safety and ethical questions. Particularly in countries with long agrarian traditions--and vocal green lobbies--the idea seems against nature...
...growl and grumble over a U.S. military initiative deemed inimical to Russian interests, Putin is fighting back vigorously and raising a few eyebrows in Washington. Indeed, he's managed to turn some key European NATO members against Washington's proposed National Missile Defense system by convincing them it could spark a dangerous new arms race; now he plans to head for North Korea next month, partly to coax concessions out of the "rogue state" whose missile capability is Exhibit A in Washington's case for going ahead. Not content to simply say "nyet," Putin's gone a step further...