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Tension between India and Pakistan over Kashmir is intense, and with war between them a real possibility, neither is likely to halt its nuclear weapons program. Spector estimates the Indian nuclear arsenal at 40 to 60 bombs. Pakistan sees its weapons as a deterrent to India's nuclear and conventional military superiority...
Huey wouldn't let the President and Congress get away with letting the government screech to a halt because they can't get serious about budget reform. He wouldn't let the budget pass without a tax increase for the wealthy. Huey would demand a greater redistribution of wealth; Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D-III.) would get his budget plan passed immediately if Huey were still around...
Finally, instead of attacking Congress and the Bush Administration for continuing the last-minute federal budget crunch tradition the staff buys politicians' excuses that a budget must be passed now. The country will not, however, grind to a halt if Congress fails to pass the current bill by Friday. Congress will simply have to pass another emergency spending bill, as it has so many times before. It should do so if realistic cuts do not appear by Friday...
After beginning in the Northeast last year, the slump has gradually spread to the heartland and other regions. The construction industry has creaked to a virtual halt after a decade of overbuilding. Says Paul Beitler, a Chicago developer: "The lights in our industry have just gone out. There are going to * be some very tragic times. Within the next four years, 50% of the workers in construction and real estate could be unemployed." Even in California, where the building market has known no direction but up, Kaufman and Broad Home Corp. of Los Angeles reported a 5% drop in third...
Formally known as the Environmental Protection Act of 1990, Big Green is a virtual laundry list of environmental protection measures. It would phase out cancer-causing pesticides, limit emissions of greenhouse gases, halt the clear-cutting of giant redwoods, force oil companies to contribute to a $500 million fund for cleaning up oil spills, and create the office of an elected "environmental advocate" to enforce state environmental laws and regulations...