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...trying to put some fair return to the American taxpayer for the use of their land," says Rahall, the new chairman of the House Interior Subcommittee. "Whether it's coal or gold mining, there are social and economic impacts that are just the same, which is why we ought to be treating all these extractive industries the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Gold Miners Pay | 10/23/2007 | See Source »

...While there is nothing inherently wrong with a group using clothing to promote their student organization’s event, there are several things wrong with WIB’s choice of motto. The slogan undermines a fundamental principle of the model workplace: Your looks ought not to matter when it comes to your career prospects. Acknowledging the fact that showing up to your job at an investment bank in sweatpants and Birkenstocks would be a poor move, what matters most in a job is how well you do it, not how well you dress...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: Lay Off The Heels, WIB | 10/23/2007 | See Source »

...It’s true that heels are associated with sexiness, and a woman’s desire to be beautiful in the workplace is fine and even understandable, but it ought not be a factor that contributes to her career success. When it comes down to it, CEOs look best when they’re qualified and competent. They look best in corner offices, or at the heads of conference room tables, or on their Blackberries. Footwear (or gender) has very little to do with...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: Lay Off The Heels, WIB | 10/23/2007 | See Source »

...Nobel Prize for literature between them. Throw in a story that won a Tony when it was a play and won critical accolades when it was first adapted for film in 1972, and this remake of Anthony Shaffer’s “Sleuth” ought to be an instant success...

Author: By Tamara J. Harel-cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sleuth | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...first rodeo." Asked what his definition of torture is, he repeated the now near-meaningless assertion, "We don't torture." On diplomatic efforts to curtail Iran's nuclear program, he said he had told third countries, "If you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing [Iran] from having knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush's New Shades of Gray | 10/17/2007 | See Source »

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