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...lockout which appears to threaten the NBA's premature demise debunks the most unmentionable of those problems-that its shaky legs are flesh brown, and bear the burden of much more than just a league...
While both more used texts and retail competition may ease the burden on some students to some degree, more significant change can only really occur as the publishing industry evolves, and fundamental change may not be that far away...
...given that the players in the industry--from the Coop, to publishers and authors, to professors, to even the financial aid office--are either unable or unwilling to lessen the burden of textbook prices, using technology to give students more choice over what to read may be the only way to significantly lower the bill. --Sasha A. Haines-Stiles contributed to the reporting of this article...
...committee votes out those articles, even ones that are rejected by the full House, it would still be no small burden for Clinton to carry into history. And if that bill lands on the House floor, there's no guarantee it won't bounce out of control, passing there and moving right over to the Senate. "There is a problem with a policy of appeasement," says a senior White House official. "If you let 'em have Poland, pretty soon they may be taking Hungary...
Corporate welfare's burden on the American taxpayer is a widespread yet underinvestigated problem, as Don Barlett and Jim Steele learned during their 18-month investigation of the subject. Just how that burden chafes became even more evident to the prize winning journalists soon after their four-part series on the topic debuted two weeks ago. "We've received at least a dozen very substantial tips and examples from people around the country who are very passionate about this dilemma and felt no one else was listening," says Barlett. "It's a measure of how strongly people feel about this...