Word: restrictiveness
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...that early victory. "He's been a star," says Republican Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey, one of the House's leading abortion foes. But others say the President is in danger of squandering what they see as the biggest opportunity abortion opponents have had since Roe to severely restrict--maybe even ban--abortion. "He has tremendous political capital, and I wish he had said more to America and not just to us," says Gary Bauer, a conservative activist who ran against Bush for the G.O.P. nomination. "They've made a calculation: take action, but with the least discomfort...
...danger and opportunity drive business decisions, then companies and investors have more and more reason for concern about global warming. The snows of Kilimanjaro are shrinking, as are the polar ice caps, and governments from Canada to New Zealand are joining calls to restrict greenhouse-gas emissions. Consumers and shareholders are steering their money toward companies that demonstrate concern for the environment--or at least appear to do so. And technology is boosting the attractiveness of green products ranging from clean fuel-cell engines to pillows stuffed with a synthetic fiber derived not from oil but from corn. Even...
...celebration’s garbage. Many who describe black Democrats as an endangered species seek to orchestrate a move of which Gary Kasparov would be envious. Those who misrepresent the new black political mentality as an example of burgeoning American conservatism remove racism from the social consciousness and restrict black politics to a purely domestic scope. In reality, black politics in America are inextricably linked to the African Diaspora and a world of exploding poverty. The Democratic Party is losing the so-called black vote because it has lost any remnant of an agenda relevant to black people. How long...
...Hellfire missile--equipped drones hunting terrorists in the region are operating from Saudi territory. But sources on Capitol Hill say that unless Riyadh takes further steps to crack down on Saudis believed to be financing terrorists, Congress may move to slash U.S. military aid to Saudi Arabia and restrict visas granted to Saudi citizens...
Lewis wrote that the administration is planning to prevent the transport of large quantities of alcohol to the next Yale Game Harvard hosts and that it will be thinking about how to restrict distribution to underage or “plainly intoxicated” individuals...