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...Buffett's grave concern about the state of the economy now and in the immediate future one of the most striking passages in his letter is "America's best days lie ahead." The same sentence might have been written into the President's address to a joint session of Congress last week...
This brings up a bigger question though. Why do we still call it add/drop? Why not just drop? Who is still shopping classes a month into the semester? Is there any class you could walk into today, add it, and not fail? Maybe Politics of Congress. But not much else...
...time of great disunion. The country was plagued by an intractable dispute between two snarling factions over a proposition that threatened to alter the balance of power in Congress by granting one faction additional representation. The other faction, naturally, would have none of it. The only way to keep the peace was to grant it additional representation as well...
Since 1980, when it unsuccessfully attempted to become the state of New Columbia by convening its own constitutional convention, D.C. has persistently and vainly sought equal representation in Congress. Proponents cite the undemocratic nature of the present arrangement; opponents cite the unconstitutionality of the proposed measure. The effort has been rebuffed every time...
Hero's Counsel. Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who managed a safe emergency water landing of his aircraft in the Hudson River on Jan. 15, testified before Congress last week, suggesting more federal regulation of the airline industry and expressing concerns that deep cuts in pilot pay - his own check has been cut 40% in recent years and he's had to take a second job to make ends meet - are turning experienced pilots away from the field. "I do not know a single professional airline pilot who wants his or her children to follow in their footsteps," Sullenberger testified...