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...country where two thirds of the public does not want to see Roe vs. Wade overturned, but nearly as many favor stricter limits on abortion, pragmatic abortion opponents have pushed for parental notification laws, waiting periods, restrictions on late-term abortions: The strategy was to chip away at Roe to try to shrink it, change its shape, and over time promote a ?culture of life? that would view abortion less as a right than a tragedy, perhaps eventually a crime. That gradual approach requires a certain level of hypocrisy-or at least a willing suspension of moral belief-because...
There is no debate about the reality of that land loss and its impact. On that the energy industry and environmentalists agree. There is also no doubt about the solution. Chip Groat, a former director of the U.S. Geological Survey, says, "This land loss can be managed, and New Orleans can be protected, even with projected sea-level rise." Category 5 hurricane protection for the region, including coastal restoration, storm-surge barriers and improved levees, would cost about $40 billion--over 30 years. Compare that with the cost to the economy of less international competitiveness (the result of increased freight...
...really is out of touch with the young, migrants, the poor and Aborigines, then so are many people who have shared his experience. Listen to John, 66, a former solicitor, of Kirribilli House, Sydney. "I had a middle Australian life and upbringing. I didn't grow up with a chip on my shoulder. But equally, I didn't grow up in excessively privileged circumstances. Comfortable. I was lucky I had two very devoted, patriotic parents and I had a comfortable upbringing in a lower-middle-class suburb, Earlwood." He stays in touch with average people, he claims, because...
...tournament title. The Tigers scored the first three goals of the game and took a 5-1 lead into halftime. “We made mistakes early when we fell into that 3-0 hole,” Harvard coach Eric Farrar said. “We had to chip our way out of it. We had our opportunities to come back, but we didn’t capitalize on 6-5 chances.” Sophomore driver Vivian Liao scored twice to lead the Crimson, which played much better as the game went on. “We shut...
...Opponents of abortion see this as perfect timing," she told TIME, noting that with the Supreme Court tilting right after President Bush's appointments of John Roberts and Samuel Alito, abortion foes seem emboldened to press for bans, hoping to fast-track direct challenges to Roe rather than just chip away...