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...third child at home. It was possibly the only thing that has happened in his life for which he didn't have a multipoint plan. Louisiana's new Republican Governor boasts a level of ever-prepared wonkiness that doesn't typically appeal to the state's voters, who often opt for colorful pols, glad handers and bons vivants. Jindal knows he'll never be that guy. Why try to fake it? "For too long, politics have been entertainment in Louisiana," he tells me two days after winning the state's off-year election...
...Immigration control remains a prerogative of national rather than E.U. jurisdiction. Public anxieties are likely to prevent Britain, Ireland and Denmark from supporting the Blue Card. They are not expected to be able to block the scheme, but they will be able to opt...
...because the program is being implemented in phases, we hope that Harvard would be able to adjust its purchase of new showerheads so that money will not be wasted on unwanted ones. That being said, the University should make the switch to green showerheads an “opt-out” choice. We expect that the number of students who are discontent enough to make such a request will be low, meaning that an opt-out policy will save Harvard almost as much water as originally predicted while keeping students who just can’t part with their...
...Getting an agreement meant resolving squabbles, often driven by weak national governments trying to score domestic political points, over numerous obscure protocols, declarations, opt-ins and opt-outs. Among the arcana: How exactly does one count seats in the European Parliament? How much power should national parliaments have to trump legislation at the E.U. level? And can a member state freeze unfavorable legislation even if outvoted by its counterparts...
...that each HoCo receives per semester from the UC comes from the $75 student activities fee included on an opt-out basis in each undergraduate’s termbill...