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...However, carrying out the law will be anything but simple, nor will it be the most efficient way to protect the environment. The 2007 court case in question gave the EPA the authority to regulate CO2, when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of 12 states, led by Massachusetts, that brought suit against the government to force it to regulate greenhouse gases. The Bush Administration largely ignored the implications of that decision for the next two years, likely in part because of complaints from industry that regulating CO2 would be expensive and maddeningly complicated. That's a point well taken...
...anticipate those two teams changing up what they do,” Amaker said. “They’re very consistent and they had success against us the first time. Both games were very good ballgames, possession games that could’ve changed in our favor...
...neutral zone and broke up the ice. She beat her Crimson defender and fed the puck to Wakefield, UNH’s top scorer, who was waiting on the right post to put in the shorthanded tally. All the momentum seemed to be in the Wildcats’ favor, with netminder Lindsey Minton stopping a number of Harvard shots. But at 9:21, tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt took matters into her own hands.Vaillancourt took a pass from Sluzas and drove to the net from the right circle. After outmaneuvering the UNH defense, she slipped the puck past Minton...
...Having watched rival armies fight their way back and forth across the country for the past 30 years since the Soviets invaded, Afghans have become adept at accommodating themselves with the likely winner at any given moment. Right now, the trends are not moving in Washington's favor, and that fact is recognized by the Afghan citizenry. "There's been a major shift towards acceptance of the Taliban," military scholar Anthony Cordesman told a congressional panel last week. He noted that polling in Afghanistan shows "the number of people who feel the United States has performed well in Afghanistan...
...Having watched rival armies fight their way back and forth across the country for the past 30 years since the Soviets invaded, Afghans have become adept at accommodating themselves with the likely winner at any given moment. Right now, the trends are not moving in Washington's favor, and that fact is recognized by the Afghan citizenry. "There's been a major shift towards acceptance of the Taliban," military scholar Anthony Cordesman told a congressional panel last week. He noted that polling in Afghanistan shows "the number of people who feel the United States has performed well in Afghanistan...