Word: accountability
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...Armitage conceives of them as acts of artistic and social generosity. “A lot of people that we worked with have never had anything given to them,” Armitage says, “so for somebody to write a poem for them, taking into account their language and their situation, and give it back to them... that can be a very meaningful experience.”Although Armitage has demonstrated a serious commitment to performing his poetry both internationally and within the UK—next year he plans on busking his way through the north...
...Afghanistan's election commission, overseen by a U.N. watchdog body, has spent more than a month counting votes from the Aug. 20 election, trying to weed out the fraudulent ballots that may account for as much as 20% of the 5.5 million votes cast. When these tainted ballots are discounted, the front-runner and incumbent, President Hamid Karzai, may yet emerge as the first-round winner, even though his loyalists were the most brazen vote riggers. But if his tally falls below 50%, Karzai might be forced into a runoff against his former Foreign Minister, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. U.N. officials...
...Church Street parking lot, to even building swing housing on top of the Quincy House dining hall. Fan conceded that several of his peers’ proposals were “radical,” in part because they did not have to take budget concerns into account in their hypothetical recommendations. “The issues that are raised may shed new light on the way people in the University think about their roles and own proposals,” said Design School Professor Jonathan Levi, who teaches the class. Remeike J.B. Forbes...
...some observers were buoyed by Hu's statements, many environmental groups were disappointed. Most critics, however, have to temper their criticism. The irony is that China actually is developing renewable-energy sources faster than any other country in the world. Hu vowed yesterday that by 2020 renewable sources will account for 15% of China's total energy output - and there are industry analysts, both foreign and domestic, who believe that figure is probably conservative. The problem is that China is at the same time still investing massively in coal-fired electricity plants, the primary source of CO2 emissions, to meet...
...ESPN anchor Dan Patrick’s catchphrase, “You can’t stop ’em, you can only hope to contain ’em,” could easily describe health-care costs. This year, national health spending will account for over 17 percent of GDP, outpacing all other countries. It has grown twice as fast as GDP since 1975 and shows no signs of letting up. Reversing this unsustainable trend is critical to any health-care plan, since maintaining universal coverage and insurance reform requires lowering costs in the long...