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...only because so many dream about future Iowa caucuses but also because so few want to offend the farm lobby, the most powerful force behind biofuels on Capitol Hill. Ethanol isn't about just Iowa or even the Midwest anymore. Plants are under construction in New York, Georgia, Oregon and Texas, and the ethanol boom's effect on prices has helped lift farm incomes to record levels nationwide...
...without firing a shot in anger - the business of refocusing the alliance remains a work in progress. NATO forces are involved in peacekeeping in the Balkans, and its political leaders are concerned with extending its membership (in the teeth of Russian opposition) to post-Soviet states such as Georgia and Ukraine. But at a time of increasing Taliban activity in southern Afghan provinces such as Uruzgan, and a growing fatigue on the part of those nations that have troops in the area (and which are suffering a higher proportion of casualties as a result), it is the war in Afghanistan...
Whenever I spend time in villages like Denchira, I draw from my childhood memories in rural Georgia. I know that when farmers are ill, their families and communities suffer as well. I'm also aware that proper health care is a basic human right, thanks to the superb treatment I received at a clinic in my hometown of Plains and the abiding example of my mother Lillian. A registered nurse, she taught me that lesson every time she ministered, free of charge when necessary, to any person, black or white, in the segregated South of my youth...
Isakson represents the state of Georgia, where most of America's troops are trained before being deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Isakson has visited Iraq every year since the 2003 invasion and supports Gen. Petraeus' surge strategy...
...England Patriots. Despite their diverse work experiences, the women touched on some common themes, particularly that of following one’s passion. “I almost feel like you don’t choose your passion. Your passion chooses you,” said Georgia S. Lee ’98, the writer and director of the award-winning film, “Red Doors” and a former student at Harvard Business School. Other speakers tried to convey the value of any job, whether or not the work relates to one’s ultimate career...