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...censor. One proposal by Senator Stevens--and a longtime goal of the PTC's--is to make cable companies offer subscribers a bundle of channels rated according to their content. They could either buy channels separately or choose only a family-friendly "tier" of channels. That would be a boon for viewers who don't want to subsidize MTV's spring-break parties, but media companies claim it would raise prices and drive smaller channels out of business...
Shepard later added that this personal account plan would be a boon to the economy because, he said, investment in capital increases productivity...
...Shifty breezes greeted sailors on Saturday, and such conditions are usually a boon to Harvard, which practices in the fickle urban winds of the Lower Charles basin. After sailing 10 races on Saturday, competitors completed the final four on Sunday in strong current, with which the Crimson does not usually have to contend in practice...
...MUSIC A REAL BOON FOR INTERNET COMPANIES...
...have not resigned myself to the fact that the next occupant of the White House will be sent there from the state of Tennessee. Instead, I am trusting that the Doctor will manage his candidacy as ineffectively as he managed the Senate. His poor leadership has been a boon to Democrats, especially when they were able to swing enough Republican votes to cut Bush’s original tax cuts in half. If, however, Frist proves better on the stump than he is in the Senate, my embarrassment will be complete, and I will be forced to again apologize...