Word: keeps
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...political truth: he has never been a favorite of Republican conservatives. As President, Bush might have been expected to ignore the demands of a faction that has been sniping at him for years; instead, he has wooed the right, doing the minimum, and sometimes more, to keep it happy. Says Stuart Rothenberg, a political analyst with Paul Weyrich's Free Congress Research and Education Foundation: "He's like the constant suitor. He's always there with the candy and flowers...
Bush's hope is that by seducing the right he can pre-empt a conservative revolt that would complicate his re-election. "You just don't want them stirring up trouble," admits a senior Administration official. "If you can keep them happy now, then you're saving yourself a lot of headaches...
...Burundi alone, 90 tons was registered. "The sheer volume was mind blowing," recalls Ian Parker, an ivory expert who helped handle the registration for Burundi. "There were rooms -- bathrooms, kitchens, garages, you name it -- stacked with ivory to the roof." But Burundi did not keep its promise to get out of the business; instead it accumulated another 90 tons. Says Joe Yovino, former head of the CITES ivory unit: "No question, we got snookered." Yet four months ago, the CITES secretariat agreed to arrange for the sale of about 28 tons that had been seized by Burundi authorities. Jacques Berney...
Ultimately, many of the importers and the southern African nations hope for a situation in which moderate demand can be satisfied with legal ivory from controlled culling of elephant herds and natural mortality. That could theoretically keep both the elephant and the ivory industry alive. Such a delicate balance between supply and demand will be difficult to maintain...
...region. A prolonged stoppage would cost thousands of jobs in other areas, ranging from parts manufacturers to restaurants. Increased unemployment would have a heavy impact on the state government, which has no income tax and is heavily dependent on sales-tax revenue. Around the world, delayed plane deliveries would keep aging aircraft flying thousands of additional miles instead of being replaced by new Boeing wide-bodies...