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...debate pitting civil liberties against national security. On Thursday, House Democrats refused to hold a vote on a Senate-approved bill that would permanently expand the government's eavesdropping authority and grant immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the government monitor conversations in the past. With a stopgap law expiring Saturday, the showdown has set up a political battle likely to play out through the November elections - if both sides refuse to back down...
...Democrats scrambling for a way out. One fix would be to say they changed their minds after seeing secret documents on the eavesdropping program the White House made available to select House members for the first time this week. A more palatable solution emerged midweek: extending last August's stopgap Protect America Act, which would allow them to duck the immunity issue until after the election this fall, when the Dems could have the same painful fight yet again...
...cheese, and trying to match those in each of these countries is not easy," says Allan. So for now, Taco Bell Mexico imports taco shells from the U.S., a fact that might irk consumers in the birthplace of the taco. But Allan stresses that the tactic is a stopgap; importing basic supplies is expensive and time-consuming. "In the long run, it's not sustainable," he says...
Since the AMT isn't indexed to inflation, more Americans are affected every year. If Congress doesn't act soon, about 21 million will be penalized. House Ways and Means chairman Charles Rangel has proposed a one-year stopgap fix that would exempt these middle-income taxpayers from the AMT, at a cost of more than $50 billion. The problem? In a fit of fiscal prudence, the Dems earlier this year passed a requirement mandating that Congress pay for everything it does with either tax hikes or budget cuts. Cue the proposed hedge-fund tax increase...
...week, a Crimson investigation revealed that students are not alone; many systemic problems are festering within the Expository Writing program, from dissatisfaction amongst preceptors to a lack of interest on the part of faculty and administrators to a dearth of funding.These problems are too large for quick fixes and stopgap measures. Instead of pursuing reforms such as changing the program’s leadership, increasing funding, forcing indifferent professors to pay attention to the program, and reducing class sizes, the University should reevaluate Expository Writing altogether. Specifically, we hope that Expository Writing will be radically downsized and required only...