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...life, vote yes" signs next to "Vote pro-life, vote no" ones, haven't helped voters understand the bill any better. This week, all voters will get explanatory leaflets from the Referendum Commission. That may clear up some confusion. But the fear is that uncertain citizens just won't bother to vote. Health Minister Michéal Martin says the proposal still "has a very good chance." Backbenchers aren't so sure. "We're in trouble," says Deputy John Moloney of Ahern's Fianna Fáil party. The bill may pass "by a shade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Irish Question | 2/26/2002 | See Source »

...applied for exemptions for highly specialized steel products not made in the U.S. The Administration hasn't yet determined the standard under which it might grant those requests, and the steel industry will have a say. Says Bethlehem's Miller: "If we exempt everyone, we might as well not bother with the remedy." According to Sopko, his clients aren't waiting around to find out. "They're already looking overseas to source brake components in anticipation of higher domestic costs," he says. "Our factory is in jeopardy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protectionism: Steeling Jobs | 2/25/2002 | See Source »

Decorating rules: Her rules probably include seeking perfect symmetry and balance. A ruler is necessary to get the pictures as well-lined up as she has on her one wall. That takes more time and effort than I would bother spending decorating, but I like the effect. Also, she sticks in as many cute posters and Disney dolls as possible—she’s probably a really sweet girl...

Author: By Deborah B. Doroshow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dorm Room Dialogue | 2/21/2002 | See Source »

...things like equipment, fitness (he blew out a knee last season) and start position--the higher the better, and the better you ski, the higher the start position you get. "There are people who can make a mistake and stay on the course and finish 15th," he says. Why bother? "For me and a lot of the other top guys, we don't make those kinds of mistakes anymore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Make Way For The Gate Crasher | 2/11/2002 | See Source »

...cruise through the official formalities to find my girlfriend's xiao gugu, or little auntie, waiting for us. It's after 9 p.m. but Xiao Gugu, a high-school Chinese literature teacher and staunch epicure, has plotted out an evening of eating. (When flying to Taipei, don't bother touching a morsel on the plane.) We head to Liaoning Street in northeast Taipei where vendors famous for their seafood concoctions line the crowded alley. Xiao Gugu waves us over to a woman who is ladling taro batter onto a round grill. We watch as she nonchalantly cracks two eggs over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Wanderings: Get Away To Taipei | 2/11/2002 | See Source »

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