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...more, which means finally Americans of all classes are too. And the ultimate cost could be larger still. The budget deficit is not only a grave problem in itself, a theft of resources from the next generation, but also one reason politicians feel too strapped for cash to earnestly confront the other leading contender for gravest problem: the existence of an urban underclass. This sort of predicament is what the Founders designed representative democracy to solve. "They saw the public interest as a transcendent thing that enlightened people would be able to see and promote. It wasn't just...
Though its cast of Blacks, Hispanics and Caucasians approaches terminal P.C., "Totally F***ed Up" is never trite. Araki's multiracial cast shows that homosexuality is not just a "white male thing." Even so, the movie is ultimately about the need to understand the issues that confront gay teenagers today--and not about race...
Before the researchers can even get started, however, they will have to confront some major questions: How will the genetic sequences be used, and who will benefit from them? Genetic information is the raw material of the burgeoning biotechnology industry, which uses human DNA to build specialized proteins that may have some value as disease-fighting drugs. Activists for indigenous populations fear that the scientists could exploit these peoples: genetic material taken from blood samples could be patented for commercial use without adequate compensation to the tribes that provide...
...call for peace talks with Russia, admitting that his outnumbered forces couldn't win. "There is no other resolution but a peaceful resolution," said Dudayev, looking pale and tired as he spoke to reporters near the capital, Grozny, where shelling resumed after the announcement. "Of course, we cannot physically confront such an empire as Russia." Dudayev's announcement represented a complete about-face after previous demands that Moscow withdraw its troops before a truce. Nevertheless, he demanded negotiations for Chechen autonomy and accused Russian hard-liners of fomenting civil war with the Caucasian republic as part of a conspiracy...
...trickiest business in either house could be dealing with the contract's promised tax cuts, which Gingrich hopes to have approved in the House by the end of April. First, Gingrich will have to confront hordes of tax lawyers and lobbyists awakened to the exhilarating smell of a major tax bill brewing. With no new spending programs in the works, the tax bill will be the only game in town for those who make their millions winning special breaks for special interests. Even if Gingrich uses the formidable power of the Speaker's office to assure that a coherent piece...