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...Bachelor of Science degree from the California Institute of Technology is perhaps more telling; although it is also in literature, McGee, 33, chose Caltech because he wanted to dabble in science, a minor but persistent interest throughout his life. After teaching at Yale, he took time off to write this book. He is now busy with another work on the history of biology, and prepares promotional material for the science departments at Stanford...
...used, even following the 1981 shooting, when Reagan was incapacitated for some five hours. The amendment allows a transfer of power when the President is "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office." It outlines two procedures for doing this. The first calls for the President to write to the president pro tern of the Senate and the Speaker of the House declaring his incapacity, thereby giving the powers of his office to the Vice President on a temporary basis. Later the President may notify the leaders of Congress when he is able to resume his duties...
...cuts, commended him "for a kind of intellectual and moral integrity that is rarely found in national public life." Stockman was bemused by the shower of accolades. "I never knew I had so many well-wishers until I decided to leave," he quipped. "Now I know why they write obituaries...
...unsurpassed knowledge of Government financing was enough to satisfy his new employer. Said John Gutfreund, chief executive of Phibro-Salomon Inc.: "He's young, he's smart, there are new worlds for him to conquer." Before he joins the firm in November, Stockman has told friends, he plans to write a tell-all book. That could bring in an additional $1 million...
...mistake, your tax refund is too big. Do you tell the IRS? You want a child but your partner doesn't. Do you stop using contraceptives without your mate's knowledge? A friend asks you to write a reference, but you feel he's poorly qualified for the job. Do you refuse? These are among the 245 moral dilemmas, both large and small, posed by A Question of Scruples, a provocative new game from Canada that is already bidding to match the popularity of an earlier north-of-the-border import, Trivial Pursuit...