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Californians could face a choice come November 2002. Do they want a guy named Gray Davis to juice those turbines, or would they prefer to see the Terminator cracking skulls down at the regulatory commission? Inspired by the recent power drain, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER is again flirting with a possible run for Governor of California. Citing a need for aggressive leadership, Schwarzenegger told the Los Angeles Times, "The bottom line is, if Davis goes on the way he is, then eventually there will be a vacuum in a year, and I could...I just leave it open." To give...
Thus, there is a lot more than sudsy water going down the drain in Harvard's laundry rooms; students' dollars--and their choices--are being washed away as well. It's high time that the College comes clean of its misdeeds and stops taking advantage of students' Downy soft spots. In the world of Harvard laundry, the dirt...
...major initial problem Swift could face is drumming up support for Cellucci's $1.2 billion tax cut, which could drain money from health care and education. Swift's opponents, such as State Senate President Thomas F. Birmingham '72 (D.-Chelsea), have noted that the tax cut may work in a fair-weather economy but could have serious repercussions in the forecasted slowdown...
...plan to devote billions of dollars to much-needed early education programs is a strong cornerstone for further progress. His proposal to test students and hold schools accountable for the results is also promising. And on the most controversial aspect of his proposal, private school vouchers that would drain needed money from public schools, Bush has shown some willingness to compromise...
...California dairy farmer protesting the government's milk pricing system poured milk down a drain in front of TV cameras, claiming that he had to take a stand, "just like Rosa Parks had to take a stand...