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...last week that would permit exploratory oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The 19-million-acre region is one of the last territories of unspoiled wilderness in the United States, a refuge ecosystem home to hundreds of plant and animal species. Birds from across North America depend on the refuge as a vital migration area, as do caribou herds on which a number of native Alaskan communities rely. There is no reason to threaten this wilderness when we should be working towards energy conservation and efficiency...
...That may depend on how much the Democrats are willing to bend in the name of consensus. There are signs that even staunch party members may be ready to talk turkey - no one, after all, wants to be labeled as the party that sank the education bill. When asked about vouchers Tuesday, Senator Edward Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, chose to accentuate the positive. "We have differences in that area, but the areas where we are in agreement are substantial and can make a very important difference." Paris agrees that concord could at last be poised to overwhelm conflict, and cites...
...Coleman says she realizes the difficulties of creating historical accuracy, particularly for fictional stories that depend heavily on characterization...
...fate of the dog samples will depend on Westhusin's work. He knows that even if he gets a dog viably pregnant, the offspring, should they survive, will face the problems shown at birth by other cloned animals: abnormalities like immature lungs and cardiovascular and weight problems. "Why would you ever want to clone humans," Westhusin asks, "when we're not even close to getting it worked out in animals...
...banks in Turkey are largely state-owned, and they serve as sort of a paymaster for the political machine. Debts are routinely written off as political favors, and the operating loss for these banks is staggering because of it. Turkey's financial stability is seen by the markets to depend on getting the banks under control, but of course in the Turkish government this is difficult medicine to swallow...