Word: harmfulness
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...more stringent regulations, such as closing the “light truck” loophole for sport utility vehicles and creating more market-oriented incentives for the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles and flex-fuel technologies. As high gas prices and a collapsing housing market continue to harm American families, it is important that policymakers learn to separate politicking from actual policymaking. H.R. 6899 demonstrates that by defusing hot-button squabbles, it is possible to move ahead on issues of actual import. We hope to see not only a bicameral consensus on this issue emerge before Congress adjourns next...
...users than the drug itself does, and that the initiative will expand civil liberties while saving police money used to combat and incarcerate marijuana users. “Decriminalize it all the way, recognize that it’s an individual liberty to enjoy activities that impose no harm on anyone else,” said Harvard Law School professor Charles R. Nesson ’60, who in the past has admitted that he often smokes marijuana before classes. “Legally, I think it’s a very good idea [to] moderate the Draconian application...
...Hollywood comedy writers have been churning out ideas for weeks. The classic of the genre is Ronald Reagan's retort to Jimmy Carter in 1980: "There you go again." But nothing is worse than an overlabored gotcha line that falls horribly flat, so spin doctors must first do no harm. Part of this is to gently persuade the candidates to be totally relaxed and natural while simultaneously being very careful not to really be themselves. When Joe Biden squares off against Sarah Palin on Oct. 2, Biden must be cautioned to avoid his powerful urge to bring a laminated copy...
...half of all Americans believe they have been helped by a guardian angel in the course of their lives, according to a new poll by the Baylor University Institute for Studies of Religion. In a poll of 1700 respondents, 55% answered affirmatively to the statement, "I was protected from harm by a guardian angel." The responses defied standard class and denominational assumptions about religious belief; the majority held up regardless of denomination, region or education - though the figure was a little lower (37%) among respondents earning more than $150,000 a year...
...asked McCain whether, if elected, he would receive Zapatero in the White House. McCain answered, "Honestly, I have to analyze our relationships, situations and priorities, but I can assure you that I will establish closer relationships with our friends, and I will stand up to those who want to harm the United States...