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...with all its Mars landers, NASA is keeping the expectations for Phoenix's lifespan low. If the ship operates for just a few months before the punishing climate of the Martian poles kills it, the mission will still be considered a success. Like the other Mars landers before it, however, this one is designed with a much longer stay in mind. The Spirit and Opportunity rovers bounced down on Mars in 2004 with a similar lowball goal of just 90 days of operational life. Yet despite arthritic wheels and joints and the need for periodic power-conserving naps, both...
...HRL’s opportunistic campaign seems almost understandable given its mission. The University’s position, however, is less explicable: In providing an opt-out option for abortion specifically, the University unduly elevates the moral claims of anti-abortionists over any other. Jehovah’s Witnesses have no right to opt out of blood transfusion fees, and religious individuals who do not believe in modern medicine are required to have health coverage despite their moral objections. In both of these cases, we as a community have decided that the availability of these procedures and services trumps...
...Created in 1802 by Napoleon, the Legion's original mission of recognizing "outstanding services rendered to France or a feat befitting humanity" was intended to replace inherited aristocratic titles with an award earned for distinguished conduct. But many in France share Porte's view that a gush of entertainers has crowded out the monumental artists, philanthropists, humanitarians, and makers of history for which the award was originally intended...
...been over five years since Bush's "mission accomplished" in Iraq. When are the military and the Administration going to stop lying about all the "progress" made by the Iraqi forces? The situation grows worse by the day, and the Iraqi forces desert, join the opposition, or simply refuse to fight. The Iraqi government will never take responsibility for its own country until it is forced to. Our troops should leave now. This would force the Iraqi government and armed services to take that responsibility or die trying. I do not agree with John McCain that we should remain...
...alienate women voters who may feel that that, once more, a man had deprived a woman of a sure thing - voters Obama would need in the fall. That's partly party psychological war, of course, but it seemed to have some impact as the Obama camp toned down its Mission Accomplished moment in Iowa...