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...eager to rejuvenate the immigration-reform proposal that stalled before their Easter break, agreed last week on a bill that would create guest-worker programs--Bush aides say the President will veto any reform that lacks such initiatives--and introduce steps to crack down on illegal hiring that could affect all Americans. The bill, to be debated this week, authorizes 1,000 new customs officials to focus on investigating forged documentation and toughens rules on what identification must be presented to potential employers. U.S. citizens would have to show a passport or a controversial new-format driver's license featuring...
...very least, the prospect of a low grade often dissuades Harvard students from taking classes they otherwise might. The overall affect of this GPA-mania on the quality of our undergraduate education is regrettable...
...will this affect the price of cornflakes...
Kevin McCarty, Florida's insurance commissioner, disagrees. He believes that homeowners across the board will pay more because of the storm. "The insurance companies are out there saying Katrina won't affect rates in their states, but that doesn't make sense," he says. "Demand for reinsurance is going to rise, supply is down, and that cost will be passed on to consumers." All this is academic, though, for the thousands of poor homeowners who did not have federal flood insurance and may have to rely on low-interest loans in order to rebuild...
...announced last week that they would stop selling soft drinks and other sugary beverages in U.S. schools. The agreement, brought about by negotiations between the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the beverage companies Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Cadbury Schweppes, will go into effect beginning next fall and will affect over 35 million children. Under the agreement, milk, juice, and bottled water will replace soft drinks, and their portion sizes will be capped. Many individual school districts and states have already taken steps to reduce the presence of soft drinks in schools, but this joint decision has a vastly larger...