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...Worse, this unfortunate effect is not a matter of speculation, but a reality attested to by many in the justice system: According to a 1999 report, 48 percent of Texas judges and 79 percent of Texas attorneys think that campaign contributions have a “significant” impact on courtroom decisions...
...been six months since my last visit, the longest I have been away from Iraq in the past 5 years. When last I was here, the U.S. military's "surge" was at its halfway point, and it was too early to tell if it was having any real impact. Since then, I've been following the statistics of hope - the declining frequency of U.S. and Iraqi casualties, the reduced rate of insurgent attacks and suicide bombings. By the numbers, the surge has been a success. But I'm suspicious of statistics...
...Crimson’s veterans could make their biggest impact by keeping their squad on the positive end of special-teams play, staying out of the penalty box while trying to elicit whistles from the Bobcats—tops in the ECAC in net special teams statistics...
...carbon economy was nothing short of a "third industrial revolution." Giving the leaders' debate an added frisson was a warning that climate change could even spark wars. E.U. foreign policy chief Javier Solana presented the leaders with a report saying that global warming will have a growing impact on global security, multiplying existing threats such as shortages of food and water. His report said that climate change could cause millions of people to migrate toward Europe as other parts of the world suffer environmental degradation. He pointed to the conflict in Darfur, migration from flood-prone Bangladesh and continued instability...
...past three years, independent filmmakers have faced growing obstacles in obtaining permits and funding to make their movies. "Politics has a direct impact on my art. I can't stay indifferent. Either I get involved or I lose," she says, sitting in her office that she has temporarily converted into the Artists' Headquarters of Reformists. For her plan of action, Hekmat spent one and a half days on the phone and got the signatures of more than 170 of some of Iran's most renowned film people on a pro-reform statement - the first time that a collective statement...