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...marriage, civil union or any other name. Neither can we condone the perpetuation of a divisive culture war whose battles are all too staged, spurred by transparent and cynical ploys to deceive voters and distract attention from pressing issues of national concern. While politicos do their best to fuel America’s supposedly dire and disquieting culture war, a real war rages on in the Middle East...
...Although Ye's activities are technically illegal, they are an entrenched part of the economic ecology in China's capitalistic enclaves. Zhejiang, which has since the late 1980s been at the front line of free enterprise, is home to tens of thousands of private companies. Although these independents fuel most of the area's economic growth and provide most of the jobs, they usually are shut out from borrowing by China's four big state-owned banks, which typically ignore small private ventures. So when entrepreneurs need capital, they turn to "shadow" banks?China's vast, flourishing gray market...
...enrich uranium, a process which the U.S. and Israel insist is a bid for nuclear arms. Last week some E.U., Iranian and U.N. officials were hailing as a potential breakthrough an agreement in which Iran would suspend its enrichment activities in exchange for additional nuclear technology and guaranteed fuel deliveries for a civilian nuclear capability. But at week's end, the optimism was fading. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said that there had been no breakthrough, and French negotiators said they were "still analyzing" the latest Iranian counterproposal...
...coordinator Allison I. Rogers said that Harvard’s trash is sent down to South Carolina, and “the fuel emissions that occur [have] a harsh impact on our environment...
...behind, but the race isn't over," says Lindsay Brooke, analyst with auto research firm CSM Worldwide. Last spring at the New York Auto Show, GM president Gary Cowger said the attention paid to hybrids included "a lot of hype." Today GM is focusing its hybrid efforts on less fuel-efficient vehicles like pickup trucks and SUVs, while investing in fuel-cell technology. Unlike its rivals, which think this could take 15 to 20 years, GM contends that fuel-cell cars could be on the road early next decade. In the meantime, GM could find itself losing a nasty game...