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...called Fink Report upheld the need for research oversight with an eye to national security. But it proposed establishing a committee of experts to ensure that researchers’ projects are reviewed by peer scientists—rather than lay lawmakers??€”before being impeded or allowed to progress...
...would be easy to dismiss this small, weak country in a region that is easily forgotten in the context of our more pressing crises. But Georgia’s troubles are significant for two reasons that have been at the top of lawmakers??€™ agendas for a while: energy dependence and terrorism. If the United States is serious about reducing its dependence on Middle East oil, its best prospect is this unassuming Caspian nation, which could hold the key for our future in oil and natural gas. But more importantly, if Georgia continues on its current track of escalating...
Money tells: the fact that candidates spend almost nothing to recruit the support of young voters is the clearest example of lawmakers??€™ belief in the apathy and powerlessness of youth. Of course, the paucity of major campaign donors under 30 has something to do with politicians’ willingness to disregard the opinions of twenty-somethings. Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, this disregard reinforces the apathy among college-age potential voters. Young people have exploded into national prominence in the last decade as entrepreneurs, dot-com millionaires, pop stars and community activists. The ’90s recognized the power...
This vote demonstrates once again why campaign finance reform, another McCain initiative, is so very necessary. The decision to vote down improved gas mileage standards shows just how heavily corporations and unions weigh on lawmakers??€™ minds...