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...Rather than enforce Clinton's last-minute rules, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman declared the administration will allow local officials to determine the fate of forest land on a case-by-case basis. The changes will go into effect immediately. "Through this action we affirm the department's commitment to the important challenge of protecting roadless values," Veneman told reporters Friday afternoon...
...that a Gandhi, an MLK or a Mandela will step forth from the Palestinian ranks, but we will never know as long as Arafat continues to cling to his autocratic regime. If I am wrong and if Arafat truly does speak for the Palestinian people, then let him re-affirm his legitimacy with a democratic election. The international community, including both Western and Arab countries, must pressure the PNA to take the question to the people. And if Arafat refuses to yield to democracy, then the world must embrace a popular Palestinian movement. Arafat's unchecked monopoly on power...
...help her find a compromise ("...but let's just get the skirt today because I'm not so sure that top is good for a kid your age"). A young adolescent should start to learn about the signals she sends through her appearance, but we parents should also affirm her growing desire to make decisions for herself, and know that with our help she'll get good...
...overall mood of sweet melancholy, encapsulated by Harry McClintock's 1928 recording of "Big Rock Candy Mountain." Not only is there "You Are My Sunshine" and "Keep on the Sunny Side," but "Man of Constant Sorrow" takes on an increasingly jaunty tone with each reprise, as if to affirm that the best thing about that purely American sentiment called the blues is singing them...
...This peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions, and make new beginnings.... I am honored and humbled to stand here, where so many of America's leaders have come before me, and so many will follow...