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...propose substantial action against global warming. But politically, why should he? White House advisers see that Bush's opponents are already savaging him with false claims that regular air pollution is getting worse. They know that if Bush proposed a substantive global-warming plan, his opponents would only bash away at that too. It's critical that Democrats stop distorting the Bush air-pollution record, and that voters understand that all trends in regular air pollution are positive. Knowing this should give us the courage to take on the Super Bowl of environmental problems: the greenhouse effect...
...promised highlight of the three-day bash was a Friday afternoon parade. But the closest thing to Rio's sumptuous Samba schools was a float from a local Brazilian restaurant, with two dusky dancers and a band. The rest of the dozen or so floats looked hastily cobbled together from tinfoil, and the bulk of the parade comprised local schoolchildren...
...leak ...," the show doesn't have much of anywhere to go. To be sure, Jerry goes to hell in Act II, where he is host of a show featuring Satan and Jesus--but our hearts are still with those angst-filled transsexuals and diaper fetishists back on earth. Bash our tabloid-TV shows all you want, but a little conflict resolution might be nice. --By Richard Zoglin. With reporting by James Graff/Paris and Aisha Labi/London...
...Britain lost its memory? Last week an intruder wearing a pink ball gown and fake beard and calling himself Osama bin Laden managed to gate-crash Prince William's 21st-birthday bash at Windsor Castle. Aspiring comedian Aaron Barschak managed to kiss the Prince on both cheeks and head for the bar before being nabbed by police. Home Secretary David Blunkett ordered an urgent inquiry into the "appalling breach" in security; Britons were aghast. But the real wonder is why anyone was surprised at all. Despite the millions of dollars a year British taxpayers pay to protect the royals, such...
...Commencement ceremony—without any idea of the (actually benign) content of the speech—was a particularly damning moment for student civility. And evidently feeling that such character assassination should not be confined to campus, some of the critics went on national television to further bash Yasin...