But doctors say the new diagnosis is changing the landscape of Alzheimer's, giving rise to a growing class of patients with what Dr . Steven DeKosky, director of the Alzheimer Disease Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh, calls a sword of Damocles over their heads.
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Sergio Romano, a respected political commentator, calls the current situation " a constitutional skirmish between branches of government, " in which the magistrates have assumed powers that " hang like a sword of Damocles over the entire political class, continually conditioning their movements ."
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In addition to his actions thus far, Hastings said Starr had attempted to disrupt the House and " disgust a nation grown weary by hinting that Whitewater, Travelgate, ( and ) Filegate, like a Sword of Damocles, hang by a thread just beyond our horizon ."
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In a C-SPAN interview after the book was published, Rehnquist expressed even greater discomfort with the political nature of the Johnson impeachment, and said that had the Senate voted to remove the president from office, " the congressional authority to impeach would have acted more like a sword of Damocles designed not to fall, but to hang and threaten the president ."
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A respected biography by Shapiro devotes at least seven pages to the events, reporting that during the seven month period, Hendrix was " looking as if there was a plane crash " and " Jimi had a Sword of Damocles hanging over him for the rest of the year . " Bandmate Noel Redding's autobiography reports that " the bust knocked any positive feelings Jimi was holding onto out of him " and that he " spent nearly nine months in agonised suspense before being acquitted ".
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Dr Sam Coulter-Smith, a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology and a university master in the Rotunda Hospital, one of the biggest maternity hospitals in Ireland, said that it would be preferable to introduce legislation to bring in clarity, saying, " We really do need legislation in this area, otherwise we're going to be at risk of doctors working outside the law, and that's not appropriate . " Dr Rhona Mahony, Master of the National Maternity Hospital, said : " It is very disappointing that, 20 years after the'X-Case', we don't have legislation " and that women " need to know that they are going to get the appropriate health care that they need " while doctors " need to know that they are also protected in their ability to do their job . " Peter Boylan, of the Irish Institute of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said : " The current situation is like a sword of Damocles hanging over us.
