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A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of febrile seizures might lead to new strategies of prevention or treatment [ 4 ] . Recent work has identified several genes associated with familial febrile seizure tendencies [ 5 6 7 ] . Some of these genes code for ion channels that govern excitability of nerve tissue.
3) Challenge: Dare you rise to the occasion, like Raskolnikov, and reject the petty rules that govern lesser men?
… Is there a sense, perhaps, that you are too much of a maverick to really become president and govern?"
Former President Raúl Alfonsín thinks Menem is just nuts, but Menem said Alfonsín should be ignored because "he couldn't govern the country."
The danger is that instead of returning to power as spirited reform liberals, the Democrats would govern as a devious, dispirited version of their old selves.