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They thought they had him by the legalities on perjury and obstruction of justice, and in attempting to win converts to their cause they may have been more dismissive than they intended about the sex thing.
The literature attempting to explain why and how people save-or do not save as the case may be-is extensive, and the empirical research is conflicting.
Studies suggest that a wide gap exists between the 2 minutes clinicians typically allot to seeking evidence [ 2 ] and the amount of time needed to search MEDLINE [ 4 12 13 ] . Indeed, "some have likened MEDLINE searching to attempting to drink water from a fire hose" [ 15 ] . Although MEDLINE is certainly more difficult to search than other resources recommended for evidence-based medicine, the other resources, in aggregate, probably require excessive time to search if they are searched in sequence as recommended.
Another story inside the WP describes how Republicans legislators are attempting, Clinton-style, to appropriate issues on which their Democratic opponents are traditionally strongest.
Attempting a comprehensive assessment, their widely cited recent paper (Myers and Worm 2003) indicated that the global ocean has lost more than 90% of large predatory fishes, such as marlin, sharks, and rays.