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Members of the militant group Hamas depend on the weather as well. For them, the cloudier it is the better. Firing off Qassam rockets into Israel is an inexact science. But given enough time to position the rockets properly - time which an overcast or rainy day can provide - Gaza's rocketmakers are far more likely to hit their intended targets. That's what happened on Monday evening when, as rain blanketed Gaza and much of Israel's south coast, a rocket launched from Gaza struck a playground in Ashdod, killing a mother of four as she waited at an adjoining...
...University of California system, says America has always struggled with the seemingly conflicting ideas about the sanctity of basic rights like those in the Bill of Rights and ability of the majority to take them away. "It strikes us as strange the notion that minorities should have to depend on a majority to confer something we think of as a right," Amar says. "But the idea of popular sovereignty, which is another way of saying majority rule, means just that. We can make sure that majorities are reflective, deliberative and that they consider what they are doing before they...
...allowing individuals to invest their savings in real growth opportunities is the best path to financial security [Dec. 15]. The government cannot guarantee a 3% return over inflation. We already have a national pension system called Social Security, which is going bankrupt. All pension plans, regardless of the form, depend on real economic growth. You would better serve your readers by educating them to these realities rather than indoctrinating them with the obfuscations of self-serving Democratic politicians. There are real solutions out there. TIME should uncover and report them. Thomas Maskell, Poland, Ohio...
...while such ideas may be gaining currency in the academic world, it could be years before oil producers, whose domestic economic arrangements depend on high prices, are prepared to cooperate with gas-guzzling consumers. "It's an idea which works in abstract, " says Priddy, but in reality, such cooperation is "absolutely impossible". So enjoy the pump price while you can, because oil markets are likely to remain unpredictable for the foreseeable future...
Allowing individuals to invest their savings in real growth opportunities is the best path to financial security. The government cannot guarantee a 3% return over inflation. And we already have a national pension system called Social Security, which is going bankrupt. All pension plans, regardless of the form, depend on real economic growth. You would better serve your readers by educating them to these realities rather than indoctrinating them with the obfuscations of self-serving Democratic politicians. There are real solutions out there. Time should uncover and report them. Thomas Maskell, POLAND, OHIO...