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...Third World does not curb its exploding population growth, no amount of genetically altered food will save it. Family planning that will result in fewer children will improve the standard of living far more effectively than enriched rice. EDWARD ROBB Vancouver...
...Times reported Friday. "It's a better picture." Memo to the Bush campaign: The idea that the value of "real people" is to make a "better picture" is not the sort of thing your candidate ought to be publicly sharing. Not surprisingly, Bush has also said he'll probably curb his habit of chatting with reporters traveling on his plane, saying these conversations did little to show the voting public his ability to communicate with "real people." To be sure, the Bush campaign can be forgiven for recognizing that chatting to the hacks has done very little to help...
...eternal verity that the rich are different from you and me: they buy the best schools, the best doctors and the best vacations, so why wouldn't they buy the best political offices? And Congress squelches any attempt to change the system. Last week John McCain tried to curb a burgeoning money scam by forcing special-interest groups secretly backing candidates to clearly disclose who they are and what they are doing. But majority whip Tom DeLay's troops killed the Senate-backed reform in the House. Against that backdrop, Corzine's spending looks clean: at least he's using...
...rather than any mutual recognition treaty. After all, while there are grounds for optimism on areas such as allowing family reunions across that cease-fire line and economic aid from the prosperous South to the famine-stricken North, progress may be slower when President Kim urges his host to curb a missile program that has put North Korea at the top of Washington's "rogue state" charts, and when Dear Leader Kim suggests that his guest get rid of the 30,000 U.S. troops dug in along the cease-fire line. Deep differences, in other words, may remain for some...
...projects he has worked on this year are solidly important to the University, if decidedly unsexy. Fineberg's office led the fight this year to curb trademark infringements on the storied Harvard name. He has presided over attempts to bring the massive, flailing computer system called Project ADAPT under control. He is the point man on interfaculty initiatives, a subject long dear to Rudenstine's heart...