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...burgeoning use of signing statements—by which the president instructs the executive branch to effectively ignore some parts of a bill—our carefully crafted system is being systematically undermined. Indeed, President George W. Bush has frequently used the practice of signing statements to bypass laws throughout his term, a practice that went virtually unnoticed for five years...
...people who are very overweight or obese, Padwal says, virtually the only intervention that consistently gives impressive results is radical surgery, like gastric bypass. To curb the obesity epidemic, he says, patients need good old-fashioned commitment: They have to follow through with their weight-loss plan long-term, monitoring and adjusting it year after year. But, for now, he still prescribes anti-obesity drugs...
...Although returning World Champions are allowed to bypass the preliminary rounds of the DMC’s international battle, Zornow, who hopes to make a worldwide tour, said that he would need entirely new material if he were to enter the 2008 competition...
Other students, Staff said, have been relying on more high-tech methods to bypass the Coop staff’s methods, such as text-messaging ISBN numbers to themselves, using phones to take photos of the books, or using computers to copy information...
Historically, politicians who deceptively promise to bypass the system or bridge the partisan divide disappoint. Actually governing as a Washington “outsider” isn’t a successful strategy. Jimmy Carter’s presidency is a good example. When Bill and Hillary Clinton challenged the establishment early in his presidency, it only resulted in a reshuffling of the “system” in favor of Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America (a mistake that the Clintons both learned from). Another president who liked to advertise himself as a Washington...