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The NYT especially emphasizes states' concerns about the current lack of knowledge about side effects, and reports that New York and Wisconsin say they will defy the Viagra directive.
Congress backs Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in his rejection of Clinton's latest peace plan; 4) reportedly urged Netanyahu in a private meeting to defy Clinton's plan (though the Clinton administration could not confirm the report); and 5) declared Jerusalem Israel's "united and eternal capital," contrary to U.S. policy.
He has responded the way his teen-age alter ego Ben Kurtzman (Ben Foster) and friends respond in Liberty Heights when they defy a sign on a local pool that reads, "No Jews, Dogs, or Coloreds Allowed."
In a deliberate attempt to defy the locale, where, as Rothko said, "the richest bastards in New York will come to feed and show off," Rothko darkened his palette.
Left for dead by the commentariat last week, President Clinton is Issues 1, 2, and 3 as he rises from the dead to defy last week's near-unanimous predictions that he would soon resign.