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...Defense Department briefing this spring for the nation's governors on potential future international conflicts, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer was intrigued by one war scenario. In the hypothetical case, conflict with an oil-exporting nation interrupted U.S. petroleum supplies and forced reliance on alternative energy sources that have yet to exist. The official's message: Leaders should think about tomorrow's needs today. If mining states could make gasoline from abundant coal, for example, the military would buy every drop. "That piqued my interest," says Schweitzer, whose state may hold about a third of the United States' coal deposits...
Edwards said America must set an example for the world. He lamented what he said was the government’s failure to respond to the situation in Sudan—even after it promised never to disregard genocide again following the conflict in Rwanda...
...biting our nose” on that issue, he said, by placing strict limitations on immigration and student visas. Sharwa stressed the role of the media, which she said could either bridge gaps or exacerbate differences between the U.S. and the Arab world. Because the media often focus on conflict and do not provide in-depth stories, she said, they allow stereotypes to persist. Telhami said that the substance of a policy is more important than the media’s portrayal of it. A change in presentation “reduces what is probably 10 to 20 percent...
...fundraising for its publication and has held midnight screenings at the theater. Likewise, Cinematic has attempted to promote the theater, “handing out two for one passes at the activities fair to raise awareness of its existence,” Watson says. However, Watson recognizes the conflict that exists between student desire for independent film and student financial resources. While Watson says she knows no student who is a member, “I’m sure everyone would be if they had that kind of money to spend.”Even for those strapped...
...positive effect of the massive Oct. 8 Kashmir earthquake has been the hole it has torn in the heavily fortified frontline separating Indian and Pakistani forces in the Himalayan territory. The nuclear-armed neighbors have been locked in conflict over Kashmir since 1947, but on Tuesday Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf eased tensions by offering to open the Line of the Control-the de facto border-so that Kashmiris on both sides can help their relatives harmed by the quake...