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...Michael Moore: Then Kucinich, but he doesn?t go far enough. He supports what he?s calling a single- payer nonprofit plan, but from my read, it would still allow [private] entities to control things, as opposed to the government. What?s wrong with the government? The right wing and the G.O.P. have done a wonderful job brainwashing people that government doesn?t work, and then, as Al Franken says, they get elected and proceed to prove the point. [Laughs...
...first woman to lead a modern Muslim state, Bhutto was Prime Minister twice in the 1990s and remains popular despite the venal corruption that plagued her administration. A deal could allow Bhutto to return and lead her political party, even though term limits would prevent her from running for office...
...politicians seeking a middle ground on abortion have been attracted to this notion of personal opposition but official toleration. Its roots go back to John F. Kennedy's famous speech to the Protestant ministers of Houston, in which Kennedy essentially offered voters a deal: If you won't allow my religion to affect the way you vote, I won't allow my religion to affect the way I govern. Giuliani and Romney both want that deal...
...student groups willing to host study breaks that would distribute information about the UC in a bid to draw more candidates for elections. The sessions will be required to meet various standards including acquainting students with the procedure for standing for election. Yesterday’s legislation will allow participating student groups to bypass the Financial Committee’s typical grant application process in applying for funding for the informational sessions. Tracy E. Nowski ’07, the former campaign manager for UC President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 and Vice President Matthew L. Sundquist...
...cost of pollution is finally priced into the market. "I understand this is considered politically impossible," he told the House Energy and Commerce Committee. "But part of our task is to expand the limits of what's possible." He would adopt a cap-and-trade program that would allow U.S. industry to meet reduction targets in part by trading pollution credits. Critics often dismiss carbon offsets as the green equivalent of religious indulgences, but in fact they stimulate the market-moving entrepreneurs to find dirty plants, clean them up and sell the CO2 reductions. Gore also wants a moratorium...