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...Kennedy-sponsored filibuster. Sure, a filibuster probably wouldn't work - and is frowned upon anyway by minority leader Tom Daschle - but any delay at all provides Ashcroft's adversaries with time to build up their arsenal, which, while probably incapable of bringing down Ashcroft's nomination, could serve another, longer-term purpose: By lodging deeply in vulnerable congressional Republicans, the Dems' ammunition may poison GOP reelection efforts - and even shift the balance of power on Capitol Hill...
...Which has Davis and the State Assembly both working on versions of a longer-term plan that looks a lot like surrender. Under the scheme, California arranges to become a massive purchaser of electricity at fixed, long-term prices, borrowing on its own good credit and expecting repayment from the local utilities one of these days...
...total of more than 500 hours. Moreover, the New England Journal report said its study sample was too small to spot an increased risk of tumors in the part of the brain near the ear--precisely where tumors caused by radiation might be expected to occur. Both reports said longer-term studies are needed...
...read your poetry. You'll find that the more substantive the course, the more likely you'll pay. Often a free class will be offered effectively on a fun topic like finding love online or a one-shot seminar like learning to test your cholesterol. But for a longer-term course on a serious subject, expect to pay $30 to $200 for a class for personal enrichment, like writing personal essays or improving your golf swing, and up to a few thousand dollars for a degree-granting class...
...market appears to be pricing in a quarter-point increase in June and possibly another late in the summer, but nothing beyond. That's not an all-clear sign, but the bond market's configuration today offers a classic reading for the slower growth Greenspan wants dead ahead. Normally, longer-term maturities on interest-paying investments like the 10-year Treasury note carry the highest yields because an investor assumes more risk over that extended period before getting back his principal. Now, however, the yield on 10-year Treasuries is around 6.5%; on two-year Treasuries, about 6.8%. When...