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...Offset the Pain. Benefit cuts will probably be necessary to keep Social Security solvent as the number of retirees grows. The appeal of private accounts might persuade voters to accept the trade...
...public and news media to the point where we view them as almost subhuman. The American public, as of right now, refuses to tolerate the loss of American soldiers and the general expense necessary to improve the lives of so-called third world citizens—perhaps Bush can appeal to his personal popularity in the Red States and the worth of the mission in the Blue States to garner the necessary support to get involved in the catastrophes in those nations...
...replace him. If he does not go outside for the job, President Bush will probably choose one of the court's two most stalwart conservatives, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. Scalia seems to have the edge. "The idea of appointing the first African-American Chief Justice has undeniable appeal to the President," says a top Republican who informally advises the White House on judicial nominations. "But there'd be a huge fight over Thomas, and the President doesn't need a fight." Though Scalia's conservatism irks many Democrats, he was confirmed easily by the Senate in 1986, and would...
...ally," says a State Department official. "It may actually help us get the job done right and get it done fast." And neighboring countries might be more willing to help an independent Iraq with measures like the training of security forces and reconstruction. "There may be a lot of appeal for countries to get on board with something like this because they'd be making commitments not to us but to Iraq," says the official, adding that any call for withdrawal "has to be realistic--not just pulling...
...years in prison for destroying factory property. But Stella's managers (who say they were trying to address workers' complaints when the strike erupted), aided by foreign shoe companies and overseas NGOs, petitioned judges and Chinese officials on the workers' behalf, and in some cases even hired lawyers to appeal for lesser sentences. The court upheld the convictions, but rescinded the original prison terms, saying simply they had been "heavy sentences." All 10 workers walked free on New Year's Eve. "There's so much unrest now all over the place," says an employee from a multinational shoe company...