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...Presenting the annual budget, Treasurer Peter Costello said $1.5 billion had been allocated for preventive measures over the next five years. This included $660 million for the so-called Pacific Solution, which relocates asylum seekers to nearby islands. THE U.S. Iraq Deal The U.N. Security Council finally voted to amend sanctions imposed on Iraq after the Gulf War 12 years ago. The measures were revised in 1996 to allow an "oil for food" program, which has now been extended for another six months. The 15-member Security Council voted unanimously to replace scrutiny of all imports with a list itemizing...
...safely and responsibly. Rather, America should view gun use, much like automobile use, as a privilege—not as a right. This shift would allow the federal regulation necessary to reduce crime and save thousands of lives. The Constitution is a cherished document, but there are provisions to amend it to change with the times...
Prior to the meeting of the Pi Eta Speakers Associates April 18, 2001, the Pi Eta members put together a special agenda. Among the orders of business were to amend the bylaws to clear the board of Sigma Chis, request the resignation of Sigma Chis and conduct an election to fill all of the vacancies in the officership of the corporation. The Sigma Chi delegation walked out and filed a suit against the Pi Etas in Middlesex Superior Court the next day. Not to be outdone, Pi Eta filed a countersuit against Sigma...
Unfortunately, however, the law doesn’t cover tax fraud. The IRS offers rewards for information, but only if the tips lead to a successful enforcement action. Given that the agency is too cash-strapped for effective enforcement, Congress needs to amend the False Claims Act so that individual whistleblowers can stop tax cheats on their...
...math sections of the test, replacing analogies with an essay-writing section and adding questions in more advanced topics of mathematics. The goal of these changes, ostensibly, is to make the test more relevant as an objective test of aptitude in the college admissions process. Unfortunately, this attempt to amend the SAT and restore its flagging credibility with institutions of higher learning does nothing to address its most crucial problems...