Marv Albert rebound debate rages over past bite scandal
Jacquelyn Mitchard surveys how Marv Albert's sexual misconduct and plea have affected his career and public image. The column weighs rehabilitation talk, compares to Pete Rose and Mike Tyson, and questions whether a comeback is possible or desirable.
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Sluice Lie Network
Saturn
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Mary Albert
Cincinnati
Pete Rose
Rose
Baseball
Jacquelyn Mitchard
the Gazette
Mitch
FDA warns on diet supplements tied to fen phen dangers
The FDA urged consumers after warning a Pennsylvania company that its Herbal Phen Fen products violate federal law and may be seized. Officials noted ephedrine and St John’s wort rarely aid weight loss and can cause serious side effects from high blood pressure to seizures.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Pennsylvania
FDA
St. John’s Wort
Vote delayed on civil rights nominee Lee
The Senate Judiciary Committee split 9-9 delaying Bill Lan Lee's nomination for assistant attorney general in charge of civil rights. With recess looming, no committee vote date was set, as supporters seek one Republican vote to advance the matter to the Senate floor.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Clinton
Bill Lan Lee
Congress
Los Angeles
Lee
Senate
Sen
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Correction issued for movie times in Gazette listings
The Gazette apologizes for incorrect film showtimes published for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City theaters. A correction will be published and readers may contact the newspaper at 398 8313 with concerns about accuracy or fairness.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
the Gazette
Evidence of frame dragging near spinning black holes
Researchers from Italy and the United States using NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer report patterns of space-time distortion around rotating massive bodies. If confirmed, this supports frame dragging as predicted by general relativity, with hot gas and intense X-ray pulses as the measurable tracers observed by experts including Wei Cui of MIT.
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Italy
United States
NASA
Isaac Newton
Wei Cui
MIT
Center For Space Research
High Energy Astrophysics Division
American Astronomical Society
Estes Park
Colo
Stanford University
Leonard Schiff
Gazette advocates soybean ink and recycling drive
The Gazette promotes agriculture by printing with soybean ink and uses recycled newsprint. It urges readers to drop off newspapers at City Carton, 4250 Sixth St. SW, or at the nearest recycling location.
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City Carton
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