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...read about the outbreaks of waterborne illnesses in places like Milwaukee, Las Vegas, New York City and Washington. You've been concerned that traces of lead may be lurking in your pipes. So just to be on the safe side, you've installed a water filter on your kitchen tap. Trouble is, you may not be any better protected. In fact, the water you drink may be dirtier than it was before...
...blessed with one of the best water-supply systems in the world. Yet half of all Americans worry about getting sick from tap water contaminants, according to a 1995 survey by the Water Quality Association. As if to underscore the point, the Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the nation's 300 largest municipal water suppliers to begin testing for the cryptosporidium parasite, which poses a risk for people with weakened immune systems...
...first round pool," says Moscow correspondent Sally Donnelly. "Yeltsin's camp is telling the electorate that if they vote for the marginal candidates, Zyuganov will win and the result will be a terrible tragedy. They characterize a vote for anyone but Yeltsin as a terrible waste." The scare tactics tap into real fears that Yeltsin or his challengers might step outside the law to hold or gain power, Donnelly notes. Three years after tanks shelled the Russian White House, the country remains awash in conspiracy theories and fears of instability -->