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...M.P.s with a slush fund to spend on local projects, their constituents - or, more often, themselves. Audits, financial oversight and the monitoring of logging and fisheries have never been properly resourced, or have repeatedly been placed under the control of political lackeys. Governments come and go, M.P.s switch sides to become ministers, representatives buy votes under a debased wantok system, and M.P. turnover is high. It's widely believed that almost every long-serving Solomon Islands politician has participated in corruption...
When liberals see poor people voting Republican, we naturally assume that they’re being duped. We act as if all we need to do is educate these sad saps and they’ll switch sides. It doesn’t even occur to us that they are doing exactly what we are doing: they’re voting their moral vision, not their economic interests. Poor people who vote for George W. Bush because he’s going to “stop the murder of all those unborn children” may be wrong...
...those drugs, you should definitely talk to your doctor. You might also read the package inserts that come with your prescription; you may find something your physician has overlooked. And it never hurts to ask about alternative treatments. If there are good ones, it might be prudent to switch until everything gets sorted...
...turn or finding someone to drive the boat, the Solo may be just what you need. This unmanned, 8-ft.-long fiber-glass boat lets you ski by yourself. All controls are on the tow handle, including acceleration, turning and a stop-start button. For added safety, the kill switch is activated when you drop the handle. Legal in 40 states (see website for information), the Solo goes up to 40 m.p.h...
...scores could mark them as failures. Jasmine Daniel, a junior with a 3.97 GPA, says the trepidation many minority students feel is understandable. She says two other minority students who enrolled with her in accelerated science last year transferred out because of the pressure. "I can see why they switch out or won't try at all. It's no fun killing yourself like this...