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...desert and found a modern hotel in the middle of nowhere, like a mirage. We went in for lunch. We were the only persons in the hotel, except for the staff. They had a canned music system, and when we entered, the desk clerk rushed to the sound control panel to turn on the stuff ("Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," a little oasis of song in the Sinai). He watched us intently, and as we passed from lobby to dining room, and I, eventually, to the men's room, the clerk switched on the speaker in that particular room...
...task. Having come into power believing this whole global warming thing was a left-wing conspiracy hatched while his family was out of power, Bush in April flatly rejected the Kyoto treaty that the international community had spent the best part of a decade negotiating. Last week, a scientific panel he'd commissioned gave the president some unwelcome findings: Global warming is, indeed, caused by human activity, and that needs to be urgently addressed. But Bush's economic and ideological thinking does not extend as far as mandatory regulation of carbon-gas emissions, which makes it unlikely that...
...says. The Mexican trucks are serviceable but spare: Luna's lacks the global-positioning systems found in some U.S. rigs, or even air conditioning. For years Mexican truckers were permitted to drive only 20 miles into the U.S. before transferring their loads to American haulers. But a NAFTA panel ruled last February that the U.S. must soon allow Mexican trucks access to the whole country. U.S. truckers say the Mexican rigs aren't safe--and the drivers aren't qualified...
...When he chaired the panel, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch tried to speed up hearings for Bush judicial nominees so Democrats wouldn't have time to collect damaging information on them and mount a counter-offensive. Leahy, who now controls the schedule, will slow it down so Democratic staffers can stockpile more ammunition on conservative nominees before their hearings. Some of Bush's picks who may be targeted...
...Orwell, one of the 20th century's masters of clear, precise English prose, Rall sets himself up for a fall. Unlike Orwell, he lacks the clarity of ideas and language to make a convincing, or even understandable gestalt. The confusion of "2024" permeates everything from overall themes to simple panel-to-panel tone inconsistencies. For example one panel reads, "These extremists threatened everything ... they had to be killed," followed immediately by "Fortunately, nobody took them seriously..." Believe me, the pictures don't makes this any more understandable...