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...there no one else?" EDMUNDO REYES, Filipino congressman, pleading for the six signatures necessary to pursue a call for impeachment against Philippines president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Her congressional allies successfully blocked moves to impeach her last week...
...Justice. Ron Lowe Nevada City, California, U.S. Democrats and Republicans alike, except for extremists on both sides, admired Justice O'Connor's flexibility in the court's contentious decisions. She eschewed rigidity in favor of nuance in each controversial case, and the U.S. has been the better for it. Gloria Kottick Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. The job of a judge is not to express a personal opinion but to read and apply the laws enacted by our elected representatives. A Justice is not authorized to change or ignore the law. How can we fairly enforce our laws if judges...
...government continues to spend an estimated $1 billion a month on fuel subsidies, as it's currently doing, a rerun of the 1998 financial crisis isn't entirely out of the question. In the Philippines, the fallout from higher oil prices only deepens the troubles of embattled President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. A four-day work week and gas rationing are among the economically dubious coping strategies that Manila is now mulling. Arroyo, who has stopped flying and reduced the number of SUVs in her presidential entourage as a symbolic step, pleaded with her nation last week to conserve energy...
...attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean 67% Percentage of American workers who intend to keep working past retirement age, according to a Rutgers University survey 4,628 Number of pending bills shelved by the Philippine Congress while it deals with the political and financial scandals embroiling President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo With bureau reports. Numbers sources: AFP; A.P.; Reuters
Former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos says the cure to his country's instability is a switch to a parliamentary system within a year. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who is fighting possible impeachment, endorses the idea, but without committing to a time frame. TIME's Anthony Spaeth and Nelly Sindayen asked Ramos recently if his solution can work...