Word: furthering
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George Bush has come under heavy fire for failing to live up to his promise to be the Environmental President. Last month he infuriated environmentalists by arguing that action against the threat of global warming should wait for more research. The man behind that go-slow position was John Sununu...
The other specialty of the house is politics. The National Assembly is just a few blocks down the boulevard, and when sessions run late, legislators traditionally repair to Lipp's for sustenance, discussion and intrigue. One of the regulars over the years has been Francois Mitterrand, now, of course, President...
If approved by the House, the measure will go into effect after being signed by the governor, with no further action needed by the City Council.
But opponents argued that the measure constitutes a further infringement of property rights, which they said have been seriously weakened by rent control regulations.
But it shouldn't take much time in the bowels of the subway system to realize that for every disease-ridden, drugcrazed bum who manages to stagger through a turnstile without depositing a token, there are three 30-year-old downtown businesspeople who enjoy showing off the hurdling skills they...