Word: handing
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...last week's debate, the environment was, rightly, one of the major issues on the table. Gore repeated his commitment to the Kyoto protocol, vowed to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil exploration and argued that environmental protection and economic growth can go hand in hand. Gore also affirmed that he still believed in the statement he made in Earth in the Balance; the protection of the environment must be made the simple organizing principle for civilization and "there must be a wrenching transformation to save the planet." But in the face of soaring gas prices, Gore took...
...control pollution measures are indeed outdated. The answer, however, is not to replace them with more localized or voluntary measures, but to use market-based pollution abatement strategies such as tradable pollution permits or flexible tax systems. These measures show that economic efficiency and environmental protection can indeed go hand-in-hand, a view Gore's campaign embraces...
Gore, on the other hand, is determined to increase penalties for hate crimes, which are designed to stigmatize and dehumanize entire groups of people. Bush panders to the right wing and insists that hate crimes are no different from other crimes because every killer has "hate in his heart." The family of James Byrd, who was brutally murdered by bigots in Texas, pleaded with Bush to support a new hate-crimes statue in Texas. He refused. There is a difference between hate crimes and other crimes, and we need a president who understands that...
Starter Tom McCune left the game in the first quarter with a hand injury and Kirklin took over. The Red Raiders took some time to fire on all cylinders, and Cornell led 9-7 at the start of the fourth quarter...
...Wash., says his school-cafeteria offerings are so "pathetic," he often skips lunch. For kids of ranchers, such as Carina Fisher, 17, of Bakersville, Calif., the diet can be alienating. No longer a vegetarian, Fisher recalls unwittingly insulting family friends by attending barbecues and brandings with egg sandwiches in hand...