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Since 1980, when it unsuccessfully attempted to become the state of New Columbia by convening its own constitutional convention, D.C. has persistently and vainly sought equal representation in Congress. Proponents cite the undemocratic nature of the present arrangement; opponents cite the unconstitutionality of the proposed measure. The effort has been rebuffed every time...
...Rather than try to unpack the dueling economic models and figure out which side had a better claim to truth, Pooley argues that reporters fell into what he calls the stenography model of journalism, simply reporting both sides with equal weight. The problem is, the two sides weren't equal. The skeptics' models tended to assume, quietly, that the pace of technological advance for renewable energy would be sluggish - significantly raising the costs of trying to cap carbon emissions. The models from the green side - led by the Environmental Defense Fund - tended to be fairer, projecting a range of possible...
...reason that the FDIC is releasing any number at all remains an enigma. It may be that the agency wants taxpayers to think it is doing a good job counting heads. Chair Bair is shameless in her courting of the media. She would like to be viewed as an equal to the Fed Chairman and Secretary of the Treasury. Maybe if she appears at enough press conferences, her dream will come true...
...inmates, except the prison’s minister. For the prisoners, Madea’s words of advice—“Everybody’s got a life and what you do with that life is up to you”—provide a doctrine equal in relevance to the religious demand to surrender the self to Jesus. Madea surrenders herself to no one; this is both her blessing and her curse.Watching the movie is a frustrating task for Perry fans and a disappointing one for newcomers hoping to learn what all the buzz is about...
...Gordon said that “there is no goal to make Allston a sort of leftover property,” and that the University intends for it to eventually be an “equal part” of campus...