Word: governate
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...Dealers Association is pushing for a federal law regulating the sale of rebuilt wrecked cars. Like a lot of special-interest legislation, the National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act, as it's called, sounds good. No one is likely to argue with its call for federal standards to govern the sale of "nonrepairable and rebuilt vehicles." But look closely. The fine print actually provides minimal standards, gives states the option of ignoring these, applies to only half the cars on the road and keeps secret the history of near totaled vehicles. Sponsored by majority leader Lott, the bill...
Such accommodations are often spurred by city regulations, which tightly govern any new construction in designated historical areas...
...people than any other state, and Gov. Jeb Bush's Florida, which has identified more innocent death row inmates than more than any other state, will follow suit. Ryan's example shows that a politician, even one who has defended the death penalty, can still have the courage to govern by principle...
...biggest problem may be a bond market that has stopped doing the heavy lifting for him. You've heard of bond vigilantes? Those are traders who set long-term interest rates in the open market. Long rates are critical. They govern the pace of home building and most other debt-financed activity. Greenspan controls short rates, which influence long rates but imprecisely...
...decision, due out by summer, could herald new lawsuits and reignite simmering tensions at clinics nationwide. One thing's for sure: Both the pro-choice and pro-life lobbies will be looking for the Supreme Court to somehow rationalize the myriad state and local laws that at present govern protester conduct outside abortion clinics...