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...possibly three Bush Justices to a just as closely divided Supreme Court. If the Democrats gain just six seats in the House, they will end their exile from the Speaker's chair and take back the chamber they controlled for 40 years. House Democrats would have the power to alter the country's direction, particularly in terms of federal spending, since every spending bill must, by constitutional mandate, begin in the House. If those stakes weren't monumental enough, 36 governorships are up this year, including those of the eight most populous states--California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania...
...living wage” would logically suggest one supports a “non-living (death) wage,” which doesn’t seem very fair. Right-wingers, on the other hand, cast the issue as an economic one; they argue that the higher wage would alter the composition of the low-wage Harvard work force. In the long run it would not help the people it was intended to. Or they say it would cause the University to shift to less labor-intensive methods for cleaning and landscaping or any other number of possible economic arguments...
...concerns of the residents were certainly important. A new art museum would increase Cambridge’s already-existing traffic and parking problems. And it would alter the all-important river view that residents value so highly. But still, the benefits of an art museum outweighed the costs...
...very premise of the Oslo Accords. They have persuaded President Bush to adopt a policy that requires the remaking of Palestinian politics on terms more acceptable to the U.S. and Israel as a precondition for political dialogue. Replacing Saddam with a pro-Western leadership, some hawks suggest, could profoundly alter the current power equation throughout the Middle East, affecting everything from America's access to oil supplies to its ability to press the Palestinians to accept Israel's terms for peace...
...long, capitalism has not put a proper value on the services nature provides, such as water supply and climate control, nor has it accurately measured the costs of the damage industry can do to the environment. But putting a larger price tag on pollution can quickly alter behavior. Anticipating the global movement to combat climate change, BP, the British oil giant, decided in 1997 to reduce its carbon emissions to 10% below 1990 levels by the year 2010. To reach that goal, the company let each of its units trade the right to emit specified amounts of carbon (a system...