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...compatible with Macs, though I assume that will be remedied in the near future. Complaints aside, it's a very well made piece of hardware for the $60 it costs, one whose unique ability to let you move effortlessly through three-dimensional space will no doubt, in time, find countless uses. In the meantime, you've got the Earth...
...death now.) It comes down instead to politics. In a perfect world, Iraq's courts would be free of sectarian biases and worthy of public trust. But many Sunnis who loathed Saddam distrust the institutions of the Shi'ite-led government even more. I doubt that most Sunnis will view Saddam as a martyr any more than Saddam, whose entire regime was built around his self-preservation, really wants to become one. But there's every reason to believe that many ordinary Sunnis will see Saddam's execution as another humiliation at the hands of the Shi'ites...
...that the Interior move may turn out to be much less than it seems. A proposed listing is only the first step in protecting a species. The government then has a year to study the question and could ultimately determine that protection is not warranted. This would no doubt lead to more court battles that could indeed run past the expiration date of the Administration itself. What's more, even if the bear is listed, the government is required only to refrain from taking actions that harm the species further. It is not required to remedy existing ones that...
Whenever critics complain about the high cost of prescription drugs, the pharmaceutical industry's standard defense is that companies have to plow so much money into researching innovative new medicines. But a recently released report from the Government Accountability Office casts doubt on that rationale. Yes the industry is spending heavily on R&D, the GAO found, but it turns out big pharma isn't actually generating such a good return on their investments...
...Proliferation Treaty - the Security Council's concern is that Iran's defiance of demands over its uranium enrichment program may be a sign that it is assembling the means to build nuclear weapons. (North Korea, by contrast, walked out of the NPT and tested a nuclear weapon, leaving no doubt over its capacity or intent.) Unlike North Korea's hermit kingdom, Iran is an integral part of the world economy as its fourth-largest supplier of oil - with much of its output consumed by China, India and Japan. Most of the international community will view comprehensive sanctions against Iran...