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Merck in August lost its first product liability case in Texas over the death of another Vioxx user , and 5,000 similar lawsuits are pending.Merck voluntarily pulled the drug from the market a year ago after its own study found that more than 18 months of Vioxx use could double the risk of heart attack and stroke.Higbee said the court had not been made aware of the nature of Morrison 's testimony in advance.The judge 's actions went beyond the request Humeston 's lawyers made Thursday to strike only Morrison 's testimony about certain animal studies.Higbee called for a brief break after her ruling . The decision stymies Michigan 's latest effort to pile up convictions against the country 's most prolific killer , who received life without parole in 2004 for the 1979 stabbing death of another Michigan woman.In a state without the death penalty , the largely symbolic prosecutions are about seeking justice for the victims and their families , and holding Watts to account for his crimes , said Kalamazoo assistant prosecutor Scott Brower . " There was no sign of any of the bruises that said ' Made by Lauri Waterman ' or ' Made in China ' or anything else , " Lendrum said.Defense attorney Steven Wells asked Lendrum if the arguments Waterman recounted seemed " like anything other than normal teenage problems . The US , Thailand ' s closest ally , reacted to the coup by suspending economic and military assistance and expressing concern for the safety of Gen Chatichai and those detained with him.The coup won warm endorsement from prominent figures in the government that preceded Gen Chatichai 's , outraged by what has been seen widely as corruption on an unprecedented scale among the ousted ministers.But the Nation editorial , voicing the disappointment felt by many educated Thais , condemned both Gen Chatichai and army leaders ' for having turned what basically was no more than a partisan power struggle , pure and simple , into a national crisis blown out of all proportion . A follow-up meeting next month has been cancelled under German pressure.Ms Merkel 's contentious campaign , only a couple of weeks old , is already causing ructions in Brussels and in European capitals , because of both her objective and her methods.A Swedish EU commissioner attacked Ms Merkel 's insistence on secret negotiations on the treaty , which started in Berlin on Wednesday , while the Swedish press reported yesterday that the German leader had sent a " sensitive " and " confidential " letter to the government in Stockholm suggesting how a new constitution could be adopted without the need for the kind of referendums that sank the project in France and the Netherlands.And in a speech this week , Peter Mandelson , the Blairite European trade commissioner , welcomed the debate launched by Ms Merkel , but queried her central aims and methods . " But for all of their epigramatic wit and paradoxical attitudes towards life , Oscar Wilde 's other 1890s society comedies ( Lady Windermere 's Fan , A Woman of No Importance , and An Ideal Husband ) are all serious " problem " dramas about the intractability of sexual double-standards and the personal costs of respectability , precisely those issues that Wilde appears ( at least ) to be satirizing in The Importance of Being Earnest . " We have a right to know , " Lanier said of any potentially lethal side effects . Harriet Ryan : I do n't know of any correspondence between the two exes charged in this case , but she has been writing to other old flames from jail . " She attended the funeral of her husband with the child of another in her womb : a terrible scandala " he said , according to excerpts published in Corriere della Sera . And his coalition is made up of no less than nine very different parties.So far , they have been held together by a passionate reluctance to let Mr Berlusconi back into office . These came with a great drum and large brass-bellied instruments ; men and women uplifted anguished voices , struggling with their God ; and Barrett himself , with upraised face and closed eyes and working brows , prayed that the sound of his voice might penetrate the ears of all unbelievers - - as it certainly did Oleron 's . It was indeed the sum of all fears . JUNEAU , Alaska The father of an honor student accused of inducing two former lovers to kill her mother claimed Wednesday that he saw no animosity between the teenager and his wife.Taking the witness stand on the first day of Rachelle Waterman 's murder trial , her father , Carl " Doc " Waterman , acknowledged that his wife objected when the then-16-year-old began dating a 24-year-old man and that he himself had grounded her on two occasions for sneaking out of the house at night.But , he insisted to jurors , " I was n't aware of any problems or friction generally . He said he knew Radel had grown up near the forest where the body was found and figured Radel , an avid hunter , would know the area well.Radel and Arrant were rarely apart and he suspected Radel , a hulking , strong man with a reputation in the community as an oddball , would be part of any plan with Arrant.Claus recalled how Arrant first denied the charges and later called the trooper barracks with a bizarre account of being threatened by a man with a knife who told him to " stay away from Rachelle . On the day the act became law the Guardian joined the Foreign Policy Centre to demand the release of all subsidies in England and Northern Ireland ( Scotland and Wales had separate jurisdiction ) . For theatregoing was more than an entertainment medium or an art form : it was major leisure activity for people of all social classes , part of a network of urban activities that included private clubs , restaurants , pubs , cafes , hotels , and casinos . According to their results submitted to the court , the surveys revealed an overwhelming percentage of both communities had preconceived notions about the defendant 's guilt . I ask you , do n't acquiesce to the heartless killing of another .