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Nickles advocated "a compromise," and Lott expressed interest in Yugoslavia's proposal for a "lightly armed" U.N. peacekeeping force in Kosovo rather than a fully equipped NATO force.
The piece focuses on the inspirational story of teammates and opponents praying for him on the field while doctors worked on him feverishly, but treads lightly around the NFL's dirty little not-so-secret: namely, that because of the incredible increases in the size, strength, and speed of the players, serious spinal and head injuries are becoming more common all the time.
The animals were lightly anesthetized with 10 mg/kg intramuscular ketamine (Ketaject; Phoenix Pharmaceuticals, St Joseph, MO) and euthanized with an overdose of intravenous pentobarbital (Euthanasia-V; Henry Schein, Port Washington, NY).
(A big clue to how lightly Congress takes the issue.
In the interim, thousands of lightly armed troops from NATO countries stumbled around Bosnia in their U.N. blue helmets, trying to feed victims and stay out of harm's way.