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...Washington Post ran an article about the Bush Administration's likely plan to rescind a Clinton-era executive order that forbids road-building (and therefore logging) on 60 million acres of public land. And several newspapers published pieces about the Environmental Protection Agency's pending decision on whether to loosen the rules governing toxic emissions from factories, a move heavily favored, not surprisingly, by the industries affected...
That said, the relationship between the two countries is changing. A new defense arrangement--one that would loosen constraints on Japan's military activity--was at the top of the Camp David agenda. The current Japanese government is less pliant than its predecessors; Tokyo has said only that it "understands" the Bush Administration's plans for an antiballistic missile shield and has hinted it might develop its own missile defense. Koizumi, who enjoys enormous popular support, has rattled neighbors by displaying a nationalistic streak. He plans to visit a controversial shrine where convicted war criminals are memorialized...
Bonds has been making efforts to loosen up. Last season he hosted a sports-radio talk show and seemed to enjoy it, and he's setting new records in media courtesy even while openly despising questions about the home-run chase. He has acknowledged the fans who are with him, noting that he'll "never forget" a standing ovation in Atlanta after he hit six home runs in a series against the Braves. A bonding Barry Bonds? Don't bet on it. A new home-run king? Don't bet against...
...mandates, while clear conveyers of goals, are hazy indicators of implementation. What is the best way to improve undergraduate education? The prevailing sentiment assumes the answer lies with structural reforms: Hire more Faculty, increase the number of freshman seminars, improve concentration advising, provide more research opportunities, loosen course requirements, revamp the Core, hire teaching fellows who can speak English, et cetera...
...raised a skeptical eyebrow at many of his predecessor?s sweeping, last minute edicts aimed at protecting national wildlife and parklands - and has indicated he is open to the idea of drilling in Alaska and Florida?s protected lands. He has also weathered protest over his willingness to loosen arsenic standards in drinking water...