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...October 2001, Congress passed a law in the midst of unprecedented fear and national solidarity. This law was the USA PATRIOT Act. Intended to loosen restrictions on our nation’s investigative bodies—and thus better protect citizens during the subsequent war on terror—certain aspects of this act have instead jeopardized the very freedoms our nation intended to defend...
...little bit stiff at first, just trying to loosen up and get into the game,” Weiss said. “It was great. They got the power play there—got some shots. After the first one I warmed up and I felt fine...
...countries that would allow the poorest - without manufacturing capabilities of their own - to import generic drugs that are still patented in wealthy nations. "It goes right to the heart of whether the WTO can work or not," says Nathan Ford of Doctors Without Borders, a group pushing hard to loosen restrictions on generics. So far, it isn't working. The U.S. pharmaceutical industry, with American sales of $192 billion last year, is keen to limit imported generic drugs to those treating malaria, TB and aids, fearing a broader agreement could create a generic market in lucrative "lifestyle drugs" like Viagra...
Democrats, in a typically garish display of ineptitude, allowed the issue to slip away in 2002. They blocked the Department of Homeland Security--which they had proposed in the first place--because the Republicans wanted to loosen union rules governing hiring and firing. Biden believes this stubbornness cut into his party's usual advantage with women and cost it the election. The Democrats, of course, succumbed immediately thereafter: the Department of Homeland Security was established. But not very much security has come of it. Indeed, Budget Director Mitchell Daniels blurted the real Bush strategy last week: "There is not enough...
...Democrats, in a typically garish display of ineptitude, allowed the issue to slip away in 2002. They blocked the Department of Homeland Security - which they had proposed in the first place - because the Republicans wanted to loosen union rules governing hiring and firing. Biden believes this stubbornness cut into his party's usual advantage with women and cost it the election. The Democrats, of course, succumbed immediately thereafter: the Department of Homeland Security was established. But not very much security has come of it. Indeed, Budget Director Mitchell Daniels blurted the real Bush strategy last week: "There is not enough...