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...Mars. Once on Mars, it's possible that bacteria shielded by the structure of the spacecraft from the harsh Martian UV radiation could stay alive, in dormancy, for hundreds of thousands of years. And if native microbes do exist on Mars - nothing has been found yet, but scientists hold out hope that the ice present on parts of the planet harbors life - there's a risk that foreign bacteria could contaminate or somehow change the development of their Martian counterparts. But beyond the broad language of the Outer Space Treaty, we don't really have set guidelines...
...fact, the austerity scolds have found surprisingly few specific outrages. Republicans released a list that mocked $75 million for "smoking-cessation activities," which are actually a terrific way to hold down the long-term health costs that threaten the Treasury's long-term solvency, as well as $6 billion "to turn federal buildings into 'green' buildings," with the telling scare quotes deriding the idea of creating short-term jobs for retrofitters while reducing long-term federal energy costs and emissions. There has been a sensible push to add even more money for mass transit, which reduces energy use, increases...
...lawyer, piling up the convictions of a Philadelphia judge, a Florida state treasurer and crooked FBI agents. In 1988, Ronald Reagan appointed him to the D.C. superior court, the front line for those fighting drug and gang violence in the nation's capital. Holder quickly earned the nickname Judge Hold 'Em among defense lawyers for refusing to set bail for clients who were accused of violent crimes. He was known for listening carefully to arguments and showing leniency to defendants willing to assume blame. But hard-core criminals had the book thrown at them. "I told my clients...
...fact, Kennedy leaves out one of the most important events in the recent history of the conflict: the kidnapping, on sovereign Israeli territory, of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit by Hamas infiltrators in 2006. That unprovoked attack helped trigger the Second Lebanon War. And, to this day, Hamas continues to hold Shalit illegally, denying him visits from the Red Cross and ignoring the principles of the Third Geneva Convention...
...that, it is probably more important to watch what happens with the second job that Daschle had been slated to hold - that of head of a new White House Office of Health Reform. Thus far, Administration officials have not been willing to say if that White House job will even exist in the wake of Daschle's decision to end his bid for Health Secretary amid reports that he had failed to pay $128,000 of income taxes on time. But that White House office was where Daschle's expertise and clout would have mattered the most. While his former...