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Most Principled Congressperson Would nobody step forward and accept responsibility for the $500 billion S&L debacle? Wait! Who's that dowdy Representative resigning her seat to atone for Congress's sins? Lacey Davenport, the heart-of-gold legislator from the glorious state of Doonesbury. The grande dame was swept back into office in a write-in campaign...
Bravest New Surgery Medical science, which can do remarkable things to repair the human body, took a giant step by daring to tinker with the original blueprint. In the first authorized use of gene therapy, a four-year-old girl with a rare and deadly enzyme deficiency received genetically engineered cells that could control her illness. So far, she is doing well, and scientists hope eventually to treat other illnesses the same...
Best Imitation of the Fountain of Youth You say you're getting old and run down? Well, step right up and try some human-growth hormone. Normally it's used to treat dwarfism, but tests have shown that in elderly men it can reduce fat, restore muscle tone and make the body look 20 years younger. And all for $14,000 a year, plus the possibility of a few serious side effects...
When the summons arrived last week, Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos hurriedly climbed into his government car and sped to the White House, where chief of staff John Sununu was waiting. Sununu bluntly informed Cavazos that the President wanted him to step down by the end of the month. The former Texas Tech president replied that he would leave sooner than that. By week's end Cavazos exited, ending a lackluster 2 1/2 years as the nation's top education official...
...tear apart or rebuild a home. But it might make sense to shift a child's bed away from the electric line that brings power to the house. Or to move the telephone answering machine away from the head of the bed. It isn't hard to take a step back from the TV or computer screen, and it could make a big difference in the long...