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...first and most obvious step is to allow voters to register and vote online. The Internet is the fastest and cheapest way to collect votes, and it is available to most Americans in schools, homes, offices and public libraries. Best of all, with the Internet, people can vote from anywhere in the country, eliminating the need for absentee ballots. More Harvard students vote for the Undergraduate Council than vote in city, state and national elections, even though—sorry if I’m biased—the council has much, much less impact on our daily lives than...
...Haha. Did I spy on Iraq my most recent trip? I wasn't there to collect intelligence on Iraq. To be frank, I didn't see barricades in the streets or earthen berms being erected or fortifications underway. I did see a lot of troops in the streets and I saw that Iraq had beefed up their air defense in the capital. I saw that they were moving these air defense units frequently to avoid a strike. But I wasn't there to carry out a full canvas of Iraq's military capabilities...
...everything." It's a far more serious business than when he signed on as a customs inspector in 1971, and his employment interview consisted of two questions: Do you have all your limbs? And when can you start? The agency's mission then was "protect the revenue," which means collect taxes...
...Despite the marauding elephants and trigger-happy locals, the best way to explore the sights, sounds and smells of coffee country is to take a random stroll. You may spy wild boars or deer?or a villager hurrying to the forest to collect honey and herbs. Cardamom, pepper, ginger and cinnamon grow in abundance, in both cultivated and wild varieties. The coffee bushes blossom in March and April. Even during the busy November harvest season, when guests are invited to join in the berry picking, any visitor will feel a splendid isolation surrounded by the giant rosewood, fig and mahogany...
...made to pay for its sins. For a start, the Japanese government in 1999 gave $414 million in development aid directly to China?far more than China receives from any other country. And in 1995, Japan set up the Asian Women's Fund, a semi-private charity to collect money for women forced into sexual slavery by the military. Still, even the fund's director, Mizuho Matsuda, remains unimpressed. "Japan has not done enough," she complains, "although it's incorrect to say Japan has done nothing...