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He has criticized him over the cost of his health-care plan, its consequences for a variety of different minority groups, for his past positions on Social Security, for his lack of a position on Medicare, and even for not saying whether he would reappoint Alan Greenspan--a decision that will belong to the current president, not the next one.
However, at analgesic doses, opioid receptor agonists or partial agonists can induce unwanted side effects such as ventilatory depression [ 1 2 ] and the development of physical tolerance and dependence [ 3 4 ] . Thus, the search for opioid ligands which possess analgesic effect and lack untoward effects has been a sought after goal of the medical community.
When all the candidates were asked about the "digital divide"--the notion that poor people and minorities are suffering from their lack of access to computers--McCain gave an answer that could have been Al Gore's, lauding efforts to connect schools and libraries to the Internet and decrying "the growing gap between the haves and have-nots in America."
Despite his lack of electoral experience, the paper said Beatty had "several key qualifications": "He fosters instant name recognition.
There is a lack of clarity in the literature about the definition and influence of antimicrobial use.