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...potentially capable of getting bipartisan support, fits more closely with the pattern he has established since they took over Congress in 2006: a near freeze on new regulations unless and until the legislative or scientific ground gives way beneath him, at which point he launches savvy, preemptive moves to limit the scope of any new regulatory power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Politics of Paulson's Proposal | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...were trying to mix up the pitching. Right now, the walks are hurting us,” Allard said. “Walks are errors and we’re putting too many people on base, giving too many passes, so we’re trying to limit that...

Author: By Kara T. Kelley and Julia R. Senior, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Strong Start, Rough End to Nine-Game Stretch | 3/30/2008 | See Source »

...good that it can't really trade. That sounds an awful lot like philanthropy, but Mitchell and Philipson insist this is capitalism. For now, Canopy will pay simply to protect Iwokrama's ecosystem services, but in the future it's wagering that the world will get desperate enough to limit climate change - and deforestation - that it will pay Canopy for its stake. "The fundamental difference here is that we hope to make money out of it," says Philipson. "We need to engage the power of the market here. We're hoping to buy low and sell high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Market: a Whole Rain Forest | 3/28/2008 | See Source »

...that houses U.S. diplomats and the Iraqi government. One of the attacks hit the compound of the Sunni politician Tariq al-Hashimi, one of Iraq's vice presidents. The New York Times reported that one of his security guards had been killed. U.S. Embassy staff have been instructed to limit the time they spend outdoors and to wear helmets, flak vests and eye protection when they leave hardened structures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Basra Offensive Draws in U.S. | 3/28/2008 | See Source »

Most pedestrian accidents, according to Branyan, happen because people jaywalk or drivers ignore existing traffic laws - which require, for example, yielding to pedestrians in the crosswalk, heeding the speed limit and stopping at red lights. A pedestrian dies every 110 minutes in the United States, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and there has been an increase in the last few years in pedestrian deaths in Washington and other urban areas across the country, prompting governments in the D.C. metro area to launch a new advertising campaign aimed at increasing pedestrian safety. It is both "edgy and blunt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Texting and Walking: Dangerous Mix | 3/21/2008 | See Source »

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