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...Selling the parks does not bring in enough capital to close the gap in a deficit that will be well over $1 trillion this year, so the list of items that the U.S. would have to sell or lease needs to be a great deal longer. It is not well-know that the Minerals Management Service of the Interior Department is the second largest source of income to the U.S. government. Last year, it was revealed that employees of this office were routinely taking money and having sexual relationships with oil company executives. According to The Wall Street Journal, government...
...essential change mentioned in the report is renovating house dining facilities to allow for longer and more flexible dining-hall hours. This proposal is sure to be greeted with delight by nocturnal students craving something more substantial than a slice of bread from brain break after their dinner at an hour better suited to an early-bird special. Many students stay up long past the time when food is available, and extending dining-hall hours would reduce the need for students to spend additional money on food outside of the dining hall...
...cable TV project, was also punctuated by lectures from the chairs of the Council’s two major sub-committees, who scolded representatives for complaining about the two-hour duration of last week’s meeting. “I understand that the meetings have been longer,” said Student Affairs Committee Chair Tamar Holoshitz ’10. “Quite frankly, it’s because we’re doing more things this semester.” UC Representative Sonia S. Dara ’12 suggested that perhaps meetings could...
...Solomonic as the compromise seems, giving up the word marriage may be impossible. For many couples joined in matrimony, having the state no longer call them married may make them feel as if something important had been taken away - even if it's hard to define just what was lost. And for many others - the folks who feel most strongly about marriage and most passionately supported the expensive campaign to defeat gay marriage - the issue of nomenclature is only the beginning. They are against not just gay marriage but also gay couples - and especially against government sanctioning of those relationships...
...They Treat You Like Dirt" award, for having had the longest delays - up to 10 hours on the tarmac - and the most delays over three hours in 2008. According to the watchdog group, Delta kept passengers on more than 300 flights waiting on the tarmac for three hours or longer last year. Southwest was given the "My Heavens" award for putting into action a plan to move passengers stuck on the tarmac off the planes and for providing food and water to those stranded. The group takes a strong stand against tarmac delays not just because they inconvenience passengers...