Menasche's initial trial of the method on ten patients showed tantalizing hints of efficacy, but because there was no control group, it is impossible to tell whether the improvements seen were due to the cell transplant or to the bypass surgery the patients also received.

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The voters showed political independence and a willingness to make judgments apart from party, but it's impossible to draw grand conclusions about ideology, Al Gore, control of Congress or HMO reform from these outcomes.

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"It's possible to reinforce control on that border, but closing it is virtually impossible, " said analyst Mohamed Chafik Mesbah, a retired officer of the Algerian army.

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