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...risk of dying from a heart attack by about a third. And heart attack is the number-one cause of death in the U.S. among both women and men. It's the number-one cause of death in almost every country in the world. And eating fish once or twice a week reduces that risk by a third. So if we're causing people not to eat fish or to choose to eat something other than fish because they're worried that the fish has some mercury in it, they're increasing their risk of dying from a heart attack...
...condolences on her untimely and fiery death, I must agree with William Dalrymple that her legacy is "mediocre." Far from being a martyr for freedom and democracy, she chose to live a life of luxury in self-imposed exile - in distant Dubai. Although she was Prime Minister of Pakistan twice, she did little to improve the conditions of the masses, particularly women and the poor. Jalaluddin S. Hussain, Brossard, Canada...
...battered four-wheel-drives jostle for road space with flocks of sheep and motorbikes decked with flowers and bright seat rugs. But "it's dangerous going out" of town, says an Australian soldier at the governor's compound who asked not to be named. "You'll go somewhere once, twice - and the third time you're dead.'' The compound, with its neatly tended rose garden, is ringed by high walls, double checkpoints, machine-gun emplacements and blast barriers, and guarded by 50 men. The Taliban mostly avoid face-to-face battles with ISAF and Afghan forces, preferring ambushes and stealth...
...condolences on her untimely and fiery death, I must agree with William Dalrymple that her legacy is "mediocre." Far from being a martyr for freedom and democracy, she chose to live a life of luxury in self-imposed exile - in distant Dubai. Although she was Prime Minister of Pakistan twice, she did little to improve the conditions of the masses, particularly women and the poor. Jalaluddin S. Hussain, BROSSARD, CANADA...
...McCain, something I saw over dinner with him in Washington in May 2002, when McCain told me he was probably through with running for President. He had tried it two years before and almost pulled off a historic upset against Bush. But, he said, "you can't bottle lightning." Twice during dinner, patrons went over to shake McCain's hand and urge him to run again - against Bush in 2004 - as an independent or Democrat. The Senator was gracious and noncommittal. But after the second time, he gave me an exaggerated roll of his eyes and shook his head...