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Robert Martensen, an NIH historian, has a new book coming out titled A Life Worth Living A Doctor's Reflections on Illness in a High-Tech Era. It is written not so much as an academic treatise as much as a practical handbook.
Martensen observes that "critical illness is a fact of life. Even those of us who enjoy decades of good health are touched by it eventually, either in our own lives or in those of our loved ones. And when this happens, we grapple with serious and often confusing choices about how best to live with our afflictions."
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With regard to his former Republican ties, Root tells our editor that two main decisions squeezed him out. One was the debate over Terry Schiavo, the brain dead woman whose final moments played out in Congress and the Supreme Court. The second factor, which hit much closer to home, was the Republican-led Congress decision to ban online poker. Like a true Libertarian, Root believes the government should have as little involvement in peoples personal lives as possible. Whats more, the ban on online gambling struck through the heart of his American ideal:....
Libertarian VP Hopeful Wayne Root Seeks End To Two-Party Topping, Legal Bribery
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