Flexibility urged to balance saccharin cancer risk and use
National Academy of Sciences calls for a measured approach to saccharin. The FDA should not be bound to an outright ban but limit use to protect diabetics and the obese while preserving benefits. Congress must amend FDA law to allow rational, flexible decisions on similar substances.
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National Academy of Sciences
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Congress
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Ronald Reagan
Elizabeth Taylor
Beverly Sills
White House
State Dept Fumbles Show Downright Missteps and Conflicts
A critical look at the State Department highlights gaps in language expertise and policy responses. It cites Chi Chao-chu as Teng Hsiao-ping's English interpreter, embargo actions against Costa Rica, and the visa officer Alexandr Johnson whose Arabic reports strained U.S. Israeli ties.
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Chi Chao-chu
China
Teng Hsiao-ping
United States
Chi
Teng
White House
Alexandr Johnson
Jerusalem
Unseen Revolution at Iranian Embassy in Washington
An insider account describes the 1979 embassy upheaval in Washington as the Provisional Revolutionary Islamic Government rises. Zahedi is ousted, Homayoun flees, and Maj. Gen. Rafii seizes the embassy while Rouhani leads public announcements. The piece recalls Zahedi’s career and the Shah’s retreat from power amid a torn diplomatic staff.
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Washington
Arshadir Zahedi
Provisional
Revolutionary Islamic Government of
Iran
Citadel
Shah
Reza
United States Air Force
Texas
Air Force
Massachusetts Avenue
Ardeshir Zahedi
Tehran
Assad Homayoun
Georgetown University School of Dentistry
Zahedi
Khomeini
Homayoun
Mokhateb Rafii
Bethesda
Rafii
Department of State
Foreign Office
State Department
Bachtiar
Shahriar Rouhani
Yale University
Ayatollah Khomeini
Rouhani
Kjafar Faghih
Congress
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