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With the plan’s fate up in the air, committee members say they don’t even have a sense of how the vote will come...
...United States is facing three simultaneous crises in Iraq, Iran and North Korea, each of which is trying to acquire nuclear weapons. Iran and North Korea are both years ahead of Iraq’s present development; North Korea probably already has a couple of nuclear bombs. The fate of all three countries, however, will largely be settled in Iraq. Over the past year, the United States has staked its credibility on Saddam’s ouster. He has become a symbol separate from the standard moral and practical arguments for war. Unless the United States proves its seriousness, American...
...would do if she were not to make the cut as an FM executive, Amelia answered, “I will have to seriously reassess my life at Harvard.” With this bold statement the Australian native declared her unending devotion to the magazine and sealed her fate as an associate editor. Passionate for all aspects of magazine journalism, Amelia will be filling a special niche on the FM staff: co-director of the comp. Along with Peter L. Hopkins (see below), Amelia will ensure that the Thursday evening writers’ meetings remain brimming with talent...
...Will the three deliver believable sound bites? If they don't, they risk a similar fate to that of Paul O'Neill and Larry Lindsay, neither of whom proved capable of selling tax cuts to a wary Capitol Hill. Both men were asked to leave the administration last week in a bout of epic housecleaning...
...civilization’s disruptive development, extinction is now a regular part of life on earth: scientists estimate that between 35 and 150 species die off every day. The case of the spotted owl, however, is politically noteworthy, as the fate of the owls has become something of a cause celebre. For decades, environmentalists have invoked the Endangered Species Act and the spotted owl’s protected status in efforts to preserve tracts of unspoiled wilderness...