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...will be a tough challenge for Arroyo, who must now contend with the possibility that any unpopular legislation, controversial executive decision or economic reversal could mean another mass protest and the possibility of yet more People Power. Remember, Estrada - however cynically - was acting within the framework of the law and under the terms called for by the impeachment proceedings. Had he been declared guilty, he would have had to go. The troubling point remains that he had not been convicted. To be sure, the evidence had been going against him - until the court ruled that the envelope could...
...Unfortunately, the high jinks didn't stop there. During their first week, the GOP staff was also forced to contend with tangled phone lines and reports of broken glass desktops. A little surprise looms as well - according to one snickering Gore staffer, when the new White House occupants replace paper in the office photocopiers, they'll find themselves face to face with empty paper trays emblazoned with "Gore 2000" bumper stickers. (This little trick has also been reported in newspapers as "leaving obscene messages in the copy machines," a discrepancy that gives you a sense of just how subjective this...
Bush's advisors are split on the merits of the treaty. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, a former chair of the JCS, has long favored the treaty. But others, like Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, contend that it would allow other nations to surreptitiously test smaller nuclear weapons, allowing them to make progress on complicated designs while the U.S. sits on its hands...
...Federal Government insists there is no cause for alarm, or that no study has established a link between cell-phone use and illness. Shafransky and Wilson belong to a small but growing group of consumers who are fretting about whether there are health risks. The cell-phone companies contend the fears are unfounded but, savvy marketers that they are, most are quietly introducing more efficient--and therefore lower-radiation--phones...
...guard against big-city rule? Initially designed to protect the interests of smaller states and to overcome the geographical and communication obstacles inherent in the newly established republic, the electoral college, its opponents contend, is also a vestige of a paradoxically imperialistic philosophy toward democracy. The founders, it seems, did not trust the people to elect a candidate directly; the intellectual challenges of understanding a campaign might be beyond their ken. Instead, the people could vote for electors, who would travel, ostensibly on the voters' behalf, to cast their votes for the chosen candidate. It also...