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...founding fathers wanted--a country in which the rights of the individual were upheld, and one where states and local governments had jurisdiction over their people. A Bush court would protect the rights of individuals. Bush's appointees would uphold a strict interpretation of the Constitution, not excepting certain freedoms, such as religion, while upholding others, such as privacy, as has been typical of Clinton appointees. Bush would be a president who maintains that the people know what is best for the people and that no one needs a government dictating every facet of their lives. A vote for Bush...
...List uses various criteria--such as population size, rate of decline and geographic distribution--to determine which species are most at risk. The overall picture is no less bleak than the one described by the previous list, issued four years ago, and the outlook for certain groups is especially grim. The number of critically endangered primates has risen 50%, largely as a result of habitat loss and the demand for "bush meat." The number of critically endangered freshwater turtles, prized in Southeast Asia for food and medicines, has more than doubled. Among birds, the number of threatened albatrosses jumped from...
Apart from the logistical and legal hurdles, there are the moral and psychological ones. Doctors who don't do abortions on principle are not likely to change their mind based on the method. Those who approve of abortion under certain circumstances will still want to see how mifepristone works, how widespread its use becomes and whether a backlash could endanger their entire practice. Dr. Thomas Purdon, president-elect of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with a lot of his colleagues last week after the news broke and found them both receptive and cautious. "The medical abortion...
This surely was overkill. After all, beach volleyball is a sport that prohibits bikinis bigger than a certain size. Its charms are self-evident. Other sports are in vastly more dire need of the bonhomie of Dave and his ilk. Athens might like to consider Epee Demetrius for the fencing...
...will act to restore calm to the extent that it depends on us, while also giving Yasser Arafat a certain additional time to do what he needs to do," said Israeli government spokesman Nachman Shai late on Monday. "There is intense international diplomatic activity which we cannot reject or ignore.'' Translation: Israel's U.S. patron has made clear that it regards the violence as a two-sided affair, and Israel can't afford to alienate its only reliable ally. Still, even if the proposed peace summit in Egypt takes place, nobody's betting on any breakthroughs...