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...break down to yield hyper-sweetened syrup. All of this manufacturing drastically increases the amount of resources consumed and the pollutants produced. Natural sugar, by definition, requires a lot less refining. Regardless, all this could just be a whole bunch of wasted energy. Think about it: in an attempt to be healthy, instead of pulling soda, we’re just adding new options to the shelves. For eight weeks between April and June, there will be at least seven different kinds of Pepsi on the market: Pepsi Natural, Pepsi throwback, regular Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Caffeine-free Pepsi, and Kosher...
...would be destructive for the traditionalists to attempt to purge the reformers, who have some good ideas. But for the reformers to attempt to purge the traditionalists, who outnumber them, is just plain batty. If the reformers succeed, it will be by persuading traditionalists like Limbaugh, not bulldozing over them. (See the screwups of Campaign...
...huge political impact," says philosopher Fernando Savater, who in 2007 founded the centrist Union for Progress and Democracy party in an attempt to forge a third way between the two major parties. "Both the government and the opposition managed the attacks in partisan terms...
Pakistan's political turmoil has deepened as a result of a government crackdown on opposition groups across two provinces. In a desperate attempt to halt next week's lawyer-led "long march" for the reinstatement of deposed judges, police and intelligence officials carried out early-morning raids across Punjab and Sindh, arresting more than 300 lawyers and political activists. All major entry points to the capital, Islamabad, have been blocked by either large containers or manned checkpoints. As human-rights groups denounce the moves, political observers wonder how much longer the already shaky government of President Asif Ali Zardari...
...rules out a coup, Shaikh believes that Zardari's latest maneuvering will "create great consternation in the senior ranks of the army." General Ashfaq Kayani made a surprise visit to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday to discuss the turmoil. "I suspect what might happen is an attempt by the military to orchestrate events in a way to curb or control Mr. Zardari's powers," added Shaikh. "Patience appears to be running out with Mr. Zardari - in Pakistan, among the military establishment and the international community...