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...They ought to do it quickly. They ought to get the bill to my desk as quickly as possible, and I'll veto it.' PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, accusing Democrats in Congress of delaying an emergency-funding bill for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Included in the bill are timetables for an Iraq withdrawal, which Bush has refused to consider
...year’s situation is an emergency. Congress must realize that workers turned away may be a permanent loss and must respond by issuing additional visas for this year as soon as possible. Harvard administrators—along with leaders of higher education across the country—ought to use their clout to inform lawmakers about plight of international students and lobby for an increase in the cap.Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, testifying to Congress about the H-1B shortfall, said that “America’s immigration policies are driving away the world?...
...evoking all the subtlety of a cabaret. When Björk’s video began with a close-up on a rusty faucet, we had no clue that seconds later she would be prancing about with uniformed auto mechanics. Thus, Lesson One: surprise us. Music videos ought to have tricks. Songs are brief, and the audience should be riveted for all four minutes. Next, we see Wolf slouching along, creating weird body shapes with his limp form. On the other hand, adorable Björk charmed, unabashedly leaping about while wearing a dress like a lampshade. Lesson...
With all of its bustling and agenda setting, the new Democratic majority ought to think about passing an Affirmative Action Resolution for Women in Movies. Madame Speaker, women are more than half the population of this great country, yet onscreen they're an endangered species--the ivory-billed woodpeckers of cinema...
...Study yourself. To better understand their own happiness, Csikszentmihalyi says, people should systematically record their activities and feelings every few hours for a week or two. In recording your observations, try to focus on how you actually feel, rather than what you think you ought to be feeling or what you expect to feel. Afterwards, note the high points, particularly, and the low ones. Then try to adjust how you spend time according to your findings...