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...reject the Kyoto Protocol, the treaty aimed at reducing global warming and endorsed by most of the rest of the world. Bush proposed a system that would be voluntary for corporations and would tie emissions reduction to economic output. He says his plan would prevent more than 500 million metric tons of heat-trapping gases from going into the atmosphere over the next 10 years--"the equivalent of taking 70 million cars off the road." But according to Bush's own economic-growth figures, his plan would actually translate into a nearly 14% increase in global-warming pollution over...
...Special Commission (UNSCOM) weapons inspectors were forced to pull out of Iraq in December 1998, the world knew what Iraq had. At least four tons of VX gas--a sulfurous compound that is among the most toxic chemical agents--were unaccounted for, as well as an estimated several hundred metric tons of the raw materials required to make sarin and mustard gas. After years of denying that it even had a biological-weapons program, Iraq admitted in 1995 that it had produced 8,500 liters of concentrated anthrax and 19,000 liters of undiluted botulinum toxin. UNSCOM destroyed most...
...Coming as it did near the end of a monumentally slow news week, the surprise announcement drew metric tons of media attention, and kept the vacationing President firmly in the spotlight. Saturday, Bush had left Washington for his ranch in Crawford, Texas on a high in the wake of several legislative triumphs, and his press office made sure each reporter had memorized every detail. In the course of one week, the Bushies noted, the President won over the famously hardheaded Charlie Norwood on the patients? bill of rights, shepherded his energy bill through the House, and spread new enthusiasm...
...portraying Joe Canadian was flown across Canada on our national holiday (Canada Day, July 1, for those of you who might like to know) to deliver his famed speech in 12 different locales cross-country in just under 30 hours (and that’s in American hours, not metric hours, but we'll get into that later). Never mind that the actor has since obtained a green card; Joe Canadian and the Molson Rant inspired the greatest wave of patriotism since, well, ever. This may sound like a gross exaggeration, but it’s not. Canadian national pride...
...sense—would easily rebuff. Example: “What do you think about the illegal rhinoceros hunt in Saskatchewan?” Or, “Canada’s been thinking about switching to the twenty-four hour clock. Right now we use a twenty-hour metric day. What’s your opinion?” Everyone from educated, empowered Northeasterners to Venice Beach rollerblade automatons gave their opinions. The governor from Michigan congratulated us on our change to the 24-hour clock. George W. Bush, and then Al Gore ’69, were exposed...