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...several committee members have said they will vote to adopt...
Some parents also threatened to remove their children from the city’s schools if the committee votes to adopt the plan...
...country that lacks the ability—or the motivation—to control rogues within its own prisons can hardly be counted on to deal with much more dangerous rogues outside of its own borders. This isn’t to say that the French need to adopt Taliban-style punishment, but they need to figure out some way to police their jails before criminals, inside and outside of France, begin to respect the French rule...
...plan after realizing its flaws. The broader examination that Kirby suggested yesterday of Harvard College’s academic shortcomings—including its shoddy advising system and dislocated process for hiring teaching fellows—is necessary to tackle current problems of undergraduate education. In deciding to adopt such an approach, Kirby should be commended for his willingness to listen to the impassioned and intelligent criticisms of the initial proposal that came from his colleagues earlier this week...
...relatively low prices, as insurance against future regulations. World wholesale prices of carbon dioxide credits have jumped more than 600% since 1996, but prices differ from country to country. Kyoto allows credit trading only among signatory countries, and when it became clear in 2001 that the U.S. would not adopt Kyoto in the first round, the price of U.S. credits fell...