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...price of oil drop further. Since September, OPEC said it has taken four million barrels a day out of circulation. That number is in dispute. It may be smaller. But, the fact of the matter is that some of the organization's members probably did not follow the rules and cut as fast or deep as had been planned. Nations including Iran and Venezuela may need the capital too much to drop the number of barrels that they export...
Instead of allowing the appointment of a senator to remain in the hands of a single individual, the Senate should follow the policy of the House of Representatives and fill empty seats by special election. The current system of gubernatorial appointments seems reminiscent of the framers’ original conception of the Senate as an elite body, elected by the state legislatures in order to remain insulated from popular opinion. Pressure throughout the late 19th century led to the passage of the 17th Amendment, allowing for the direct election of senators by the people and dramatically weakening the distinction between...
...other House Masters may soon follow suit. In an interview last month, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds said more might retire in the next few years. She also said she hopes to recruit minority members of the Faculty to fill vacated positions...
...things to us," he said. "For example, we talked about turning your porch light on at night to light up the neighborhoods, removing any kind of unnecessary debris from the outside of the residence, front and back. Just the tiny things." He says he is "prayerful" that residents will follow through on plans to create a peaceful Town Watch. At Monday's meeting, the council approved the purchase of motion-activated lights, which the city will sell to residents at a discount to help illuminate dark yards that might invite arsonists. (See the top 10 everything...
...second day of his presidency, Barack Obama wanted to send a clear message: The United States does not torture. An executive order signed by Obama now requires that interrogations of anyone in U.S. custody follow what's known as the Army Field Manual. The 384-page book lays out 19 interrogation techniques permitted by law and prohibits nine categories of others, including waterboarding, used by the Central Intelligence Agency during the Bush Administration, as well as forcing prisoners to be naked, as happened in the Abu Ghraib prisoner scandal. The Army Field Manual itself is specific; it includes precise instructions...