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...this war, the G.O.P.'s first weapon is the much-talked-about "train wreck"--the shutdown of government operations that could occur if Congress and the President fail to agree on 13 new spending bills by Oct. 1, the first year's installment toward balancing the budget. But even if both sides can avoid that crack-up, which they probably will, the Republicans have started threatening a far bigger disaster: unless the President signs on to the G.O.P. schedule for balancing the budget, the Republicans are threatening to allow the U.S. to default on its debts, with all the ensuing...
...example, the document says conflicts can occur in such areas as what is meant by a "culturally unaffiliated" object and the problems of claims by unrecognized Native American groups...
...with these theories, observed scientists attending a workshop on the Permian extinction held by the Smithsonian Institution last week, is that they are still highly speculative. For instance, the geological record clearly shows that a staggering drop in sea level-perhaps as much as 300 ft.--did in fact occur during the Permian. But there is no evidence that global cooling triggered by volcanism was the cause. Similarly, new analyses of late Permian soils suggest that a substantial surge of acid rain accompanied the extinction. Acid rain, however, does not require a volcanic source. It could also have been caused...
...Chicago and its suburbs for the way they coped with the heat wave and its resulting deaths [CITIES, July 31]. Wake up, Chicago! Why didn't residents sitting in their air-conditioned homes help their neighbors? Maybe this is not just Chicago's problem. Would this, could this occur in my city? Let's all learn from the tragedy and consider who in our neighborhoods would benefit from some basic human compassion during a time of need. PAULA WELLS-HUTCHISON Elko, Nevada...
When will this occur? No one really knows, but it can't happen soon enough...