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...might be concerned about the forecast of the increasing deficit. Those in the government who oppose big spending know that taking out programs which are supposed to be integral to an economic recovery would be considered unpatriotic. A focus on the falling tax receipts does not have a benefit except to emphasize hopelessness...
...outs, and solar panel installations, among others. By lowering the winter heating set-point to 68° and raising the summer cooling set-point to 75°, the FAS will reduce its multimillion-dollar heating and cooling budget by an estimated 3 percent annually. This change has the added benefit of reducing annual greenhouse gas emissions by 1,200 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCDE) annually. FAS will continue to pursue such energy conservation strategies. As part of this process, an audit of all FAS facilities is underway, with the goal of simultaneously reducing our energy expenditures and shrinking...
...average Q rating over the last 10 years? —he has proven himself an effective and trusted administrator. He’s also pretty bright: an intellectual force I would say, if the term wasn’t already debased. Harvard’s undergraduates will benefit from a master teacher in charge more than from any leading composition scholar it may find elsewhere...
...Texas Governor Rick Perry carry on about secession or Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann explain how F.D.R.'s "Hoot-Smalley" Act caused the Depression (the Smoot-Hawley Act, a Republican tariff bill, was enacted before F.D.R.'s presidency), but haplessness does not equal hopelessness. And yes, the Republican brand could benefit from spokesmen less familiar and less reviled than Karl Rove, Dick Cheney and Newt Gingrich, but the party does have some fresher faces stepping out of the wings. (Read seven clues to understanding Dick Cheney...
...Competiton or no, Karzai would probably win the election anyway. He has the benefit of incumbency in a country accustomed to a monarchy, and the opposition parties are fractured. But while Sherzai is no white knight, his candidacy would have lent the election greater legitimacy. It would have given Afghans a chance to get fully involved in the election process, to discuss policies and platforms. Now Afghans are deprived of at least the perception of choice, and of having a say in their future...