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TEXT DDD: Those dread words "longer articles" raise one of the big uncertainties about this enterprise: How long an article will people be willing to read on a computer screen?
Clinton's determination to eradicate poverty is consonant with the welfare "reforms" he championed so vigorously, his determination to raise the minimum wage so high that it's nearly possible to live on it, and his commitment to do something or other for the 43 million Americans who lack health insurance.
The LAT says the two developments taken together "raise the likelihood that Starr's case against Clinton could be disposed of soon."
This review attempts to raise the awareness of the problem and to provide some general guidance to clinical trial practitioners.
I do support parents who don't believe in corporal punishment--if they can raise their children well without an occasional spanking, more power to them.