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...Florida's Republican Governor, Charlie Crist, who has spent his first year in office building bridges with Democrats, told TIME the DNC decision "just doesn't make any sense. Why would you thwart your eventual nominee's opportunity for any campaign activity, especially in a large state like Florida and especially when you're talking about electing the next leader of the free world? It doesn't send voters a very good message." Since Florida is such a bellwether for the nation as a whole, former Florida G.O.P. chairman Al Cardenas calls it "great news" for Republicans...
...currently designed as a therapeutic drug, however, not a preventive, says Kosten. For people struggling to overcome addiction or avoid relapse, the vaccine can reduce the rate of uptake of cocaine and slow the high. Even still, determined users can thwart the vaccine by taking more cocaine than their immune response can handle. The regimen also requires commitment, involving as many as five shots in three months, plus boosters every two months thereafter. "You have to want to quit. The addict has to want to stop" for the vaccine to work, says NIDA's Vocci...
Harvard pushed to get within six again at 67-61 after junior guard Drew Housman hit a three-pointer with 6:04 to play, but Long Island scored the next five points to thwart the Crimson’s rally...
...some much needed help in the post. “[In Unger], we’re anticipating having another player upfront with the experience and size we need,” Amaker said.Unger will join Harvard’s leading low-post threat, junior Evan Harris, down low to thwart the Michigan attack.Lin and junior Drew Housman will also be asked to be more aggressive on offense.“They need to continue [to drive into the paint]”, Amaker said. “We need to have Jeremy and Drew looking not just to make shots...
Most adolescentsworry about acne and raging hormones. At 15, JoeNuxhall had to worry about a stadium full of fans urging him--as a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds--to thwart the St. Louis Cardinals. During a 1944 game, the Ohio teen--whose local-league dad had recommended him to the Reds when the team was depleted by World WarII--stepped up and earned two outs before losing his cool. He didn't pitch again for the team for eight years, but Nuxhall, who in recent years was the radio-broadcast voice of the Reds, had become...