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...again. Still, don't expect the fact that the proposed missile defense system has thus far proved incapable of passing two out of three open-book tests - never mind combat simulations in which the "enemy" actually tries to confuse it with decoys - to put the kibosh on the controversial scheme. But the embarrassing mechanical failure in the test over the Pacific early Saturday does make life a lot easier for President Clinton and candidate Gore. Success would have forced the President to make a tough decision on go ahead with the program that threatens to destabilize existing arms-control agreements...
...grand, epic scheme of human events, 71 years isn't all that long, one supposes. But for a political party in what has been at least a nominal democracy, 71 years is a virtual eternity in power. Were the Institutional Revolutionary Party (such a wonderful, oxymoronic name) a basketball team, it'd be the old Boston Celtics; if they were playing hockey in Mexico City the PRI would surely be the Canadiens...
...other ways the class-consciousness is helpful--it drives things like universal health care, a generous pension scheme and high levels of funding for public education. The have-nots are a cohesive force here, one that has pushed Labor into power and now demands their fair share of the economic rewards. The tally of jobs created is noted everyday, and unemployment is a constant concern, not a quarterly statistic. And unlike America, the poorest are the focus of the majority of the political energy...
...reached a state of low-grade panic; I have a third cup of coffee and imagine the virus circling my e-mail in-box like a vulture hunting for injured prey. And I know I'm in for it, because let's face facts: In the grand scheme of the Internet world, I'm roughly the equivalent of a field mouse who's had both its knees kicked...
...brand-new government "surplus" estimates and announces an ambitious retirement investment plan. According to the Washington Post, the spectacularly expensive savings-investment plan would help participants save up to $2,000 per year, while (here's the kicker) draining government coffers of roughly $200 billion over 10 years. The scheme would provide government grants to families who contribute to individual retirement accounts (at a rate of up to three government dollars to one individual dollar, depending on income level...