Next week, the Senate Appropriations Committee will decide whether to allow special interests rather than science — to determine which foods can be provided through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).

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Less than 2% of the continental area is icefree in summer, and the largest expanse is the McMurdo Dry Valleys, in southern Victoria Land (about 4000 km2; between 76° 15' S and 76°45' S, 161 ° and 163 ° E).

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