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...party to pack courts with ideologues. Even more important, the compromise proves that rumors of the death of the political center have been greatly exaggerated; centrists have sent a clear message to Bush pushing for the nomination of less extremist judges. Hopefully, the political center can continue to exert influence over the Senate, changing the tenor and motivation behind the judicial nomination process...
Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein ’61 may have left the federal government more than two decades ago, but keeping one foot in the door, he continues to exert powerful influence on national economic policy...
Eventually, yes. As long as tight supplies exert upward pressure on prices, the only way to get relief is to knock down demand for oil. Any technology that makes cars more efficient would do that, and hybrid cars are nearly 50% more fuel efficient than even the leanest conventional cars available today. The government offers tax credits for people who buy hybrids, but hybrids may not take off unless gas prices climb significantly higher. "At $3 a gallon, they start looking pretty sensible," Wyss says. Hydrogen-powered cars could make an even bigger dent in oil demand, but they...
...With dialogue stalled and Kim's military threat looming larger than ever, the U.S. is increasingly debating its other options. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice raised the possibility of pushing the U.N. Security Council to exert pressure on Kim. Through the 2003 Proliferation Security Initiative, an international accord to curtail trafficking in weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. could possibly step up efforts to intercept North Korean shipments of contraband. But China, the only country with genuine influence over Kim, remains opposed to disruptions in North Korea's aid and legal trade?and with a seat on the U.N. Security...
...China is also beginning to exert a greater influence on Australian foreign policy. The paths to many of Australia's regional ambitions, including participation in the proposed East Asian Summit and a free trade agreement with China, now pass through Beijing. Ties with China will not supplant Australia's military alliance with the U.S., which is still supported by the great majority of Australians. Differences in political systems and social attitudes also impose a barrier to the sort of easy interaction Canberra enjoys with Washington. But in all sorts of ways, Beijing's voice is being listened to. Foreign Minister...