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...that's only half the story, and even the staunchest Republicans aren't giving us the other half. The greatest virtue of Bush's tax cut is precisely that most of its benefits do go to the wealthy. For years, people in the top tax brackets have had to contend with a system that is unfairly biased against them. They deserve everything President Bush is offering them, and much more...
...helping out its various adversaries, such as the rebels in Chechnya. Increasingly, they are also interested in U.S. technology, grabbing for any advantage they can after a technological revolution that largely left them behind. This industrial espionage can translate into threats to America elsewhere in the world, intelligence experts contend. "The Russians take home the U.S. technology they steal; then they incorporate it into their own weapons systems, and then they proliferate it to countries like Iran and North Korea," says an intelligence source...
...Ehud Barak, as a gift to a man who risked so much for peace that he got kicked out of office. One problem with that explanation is that Israeli officials downplay Barak's role, saying it consisted of a brief mention during one phone call; sources close to Clinton contend there were at least three. Either way, the Rich effort paled beside Barak's unsuccessful effort on behalf of jailed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard. But in persuading Clinton, Rich attorney Quinn understood from his White House counsel days how impossible it would be to pardon Pollard and leaned heavily upon...
Sophomore Helena Ronner is also expected to contend for some individual accolades this weekend. She is ranked second in the league in both the long jump and the triple jump. She placed second in the long jump at Outdoor Heps last year...
Yoga enthusiasts contend that its meditational tools can be particularly helpful to kids with learning or behavioral difficulties. The breathing exercises, for example, are touted as a natural relaxant for children with attention-deficit disorder, and the asanas are used by some instructors to strengthen the muscles of children with Down syndrome. Marlene Mikell, who teaches severely disabled children at a Chicago public school, asserts that yoga improves the self-esteem of her students. "There is no competition, no perfection, just total self-expression," she says. "The children can be an eagle or a mountain or greet the sun." Kemesha...