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With four major U.S. carriers in bankruptcy, the U.S. airline industry is at breaking point, and something needs to be done. The best way to fix the industry is to fix the government's role in it. For one thing, the marketplace should be picking the winners, not the government. For another, the government should also stop weighing down the survivors with unreasonable burdens...
...letting existing precedents stand. We realize the good intentions of legislators, but please spare us. For a lawyer who routinely argues before the Supreme Court, questions of amateurs are easily deflectable. Such an imperfect method shall yield nothing the nominee chooses not to reveal. An educated proposal to fix the confirmation system is beyond the scope of this editorial however...
...other way. Even five years ago, there was still a large gap between global demand and refining capacity. Since then, the massive surge in oil consumption - driven mainly by China and India - has taken the industry by surprise and left the global economy vulnerable. Is there an easy fix? Obviously, building new refineries is one answer. French Finance Minister Thierry Breton last week told oil companies to come up with structural plans (including new refining initiatives) to lower oil prices or risk a windfall tax. With oil at $63 per bbl. and oil-company profits at record highs...
TIME Is there anything about it that annoys you, that makes you think, I must tell my staff to fix this...
...fix works. But the TV business is hoping for a much bigger fix from Chris and Earl, the two funniest new shows of the fall. NBC began two decades of sitcom dominance with The Cosby Show. Last year--when, among other disappointments, Joey lost much of the Friends audience--it fell from first to fourth place in key advertising demographics. "You can't ignore that the stakes are high for NBC for this show," says Earl creator Greg Garcia. "They're excited because they need something to work." UPN, meanwhile, has unsubtly telegraphed its hopes for Chris. It will...