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Promising though the chemical may look, Harvardscientists are not ready to claim victory yet.Researchers are quick to point out thatstatistical studies such as these only show that alow intake of beta carotene and a high risk ofcancer go together, but not necesarily that thechemical actually reduces risk...
...Though a government official asserts that Damascus does not require any return on its investment in Saudi Arabia, diplomats say the Syrians are piqued at what they believe have been miserly rewards for riding in the U.S.-led posse against Iraq. So far, Damascus has reportedly received at least $1 billion from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the exiled Kuwaiti government for stationing its troops in the gulf. But the West has been less generous, especially in light of the U.S.'s decision to forgive Egypt's $6.7 billion in military debt. Syria remains on Washington's list...
...Though approval of a resolution appeared likely, it was uncertain whether the language would be as timely or as forceful as Bush and Baker would like. Bush would go no further than to say that "there is a chance" the resolution will be adopted this week. If so, it would give a boost to his policy on the home front as well. The Senate Armed Services Committee opens hearings on gulf policy this week, to be followed shortly by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and, next week, by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Congress has been demanding a voice...
...trial centered on the accuracy of those memories -- more than four decades later -- as well as the validity of a German-issued identity card supplied by the Soviet Union. Though Teicholz persuasively unravels Demjanjuk's alibi (he claims he was a German prisoner of war at the time), the author handles the task a bit too eagerly, often telling the reader what to make of the evidence, which piles up "like the corpses in the pit." In fact, some observers express lingering doubts about whether Demjanjuk was really Ivan the Terrible...
...base in Elstal, west of Berlin, had decided to cool off by taking his ACRV M-1974 artillery-command and reconnaissance vehicle for a spin. About 16 miles down the road, he rumbled into what was formerly West Berlin and headed down the fashionable Kurfurstendamm, hitting several cars -- though no people. As the soldier was attempting to return to his garrison, a Soviet sergeant stopped him with a distinctly low-tech ploy: he hopped onto the carrier and threw a blanket over the vehicle's windshield...