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...lecture, she reached the conclusion that, due to Congress' slow speed and enormous drag, it would have almost no lift and make no progress. However, she added, Americans should take heart at the fact that Congress is almost powerless--scientifically speaking--as well...
...last week's decision to sue cannot alone lift the heavy cloud of deceit shrouding the actions of cigarette manufacturers. Congress must grant the Justice Department's request for $20 million for expert witnesses and government lawyers in order to make the lawsuit viable. And the Justice Department itself must permit evidence gathered in a five year long criminal investigation of cigarette manufacturers to be used in the civil lawsuit so tax payer dollars aren't unnecessarily wasted in a duplication of efforts...
Oslowski's goal seemed to provide an emotional lift of sorts, as the Crimson's play steadily improved throughout the remainder of the match...
That such small beer can set off a furor proves how ideologically hamstrung our schools debate has become. Still, if Bush's plan is largely symbolic, it's also sensible, offering coherent baby steps to lift the skills of America's neediest kids. Take his plan for Head Start, the popular preschool program that serves 850,000 disadvantaged children. While the 35-year-old program was meant to close the achievement gap between poor and middle-class toddlers, researchers agree it has brought no lasting gains. Most say that's because Head Start has become more of a day-care...
Santulli's operation got lift because many companies couldn't afford--or couldn't justify--owning a jet outright. Yet as commercial service deteriorated, they also found themselves at the mercy of big airlines. Fractional ownership splits the difference: expensive, but cheaper than full board; and the convenience helps compensate for the cost. Just try flying on commercial airlines from Mobile, Ala., to Moline, Ill., nonstop. NetJet offers everything from small Cessna Citation S/IIs up to the new Boeing Business Jet, a reconfigured...