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Since last autumn, there have been a number of protests against the proposed expansion, including a violent rally in March that resulted in a man being stoned to death. Despite the study, the President maintains that development created by the sugar plantation would outweigh losses caused by the clearing of forest land, no matter what potential drug discoveries lay within. Conservation is a luxury of rich nations, says Museveni...
...Charbonneau’s high CUE scores don’t seem to have been enough to outweigh the rising difficulty ratings...
...current poll is, in many ways, a referendum on Modi and whether his modernization policies outweigh his reputation for ethnic demagoguery. Sonia Gandhi, leader of the ruling Indian National Congress party, has spent days campaigning around the state and has accused Modi and his party of playing on communal tensions to win votes. The Gujarat government, she said, were "merchants of death" - a charge that Modi and his party say is outrageous. Gandhi's comment and one by Modi that seemed to endorse the controversial police killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a young Muslim man who was allegedly wrongly branded...
...council have always been bred within it. Experience gives insider candidates a list of accomplishments to be touted as well as the baggage of initiatives gone awry. And this year—as every year—the outsiders are banking on the fact that the latter will outweigh the former...
...Commonwealth’s infrastructure problems—not least of which is the Big Dig. Bay Staters deserve to have safe roads and tunnels without having their taxes raised even further. Indeed, the plight of many Massachusetts families who cannot afford to see taxes get any higher should outweigh the personal qualms of the anti-casino lobby. However, it is not unwarranted to take reasonable steps to counteract the potential ills of casinos on the areas surrounding them. Many cities and towns are understandably opposed to a casino in their jurisdictions; traffic problems and a touristy atmosphere would almost...