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...fairness, the speech did not strive to undermine the Bush-Blair alliance in the drastic way that various pundits have asserted. Still, there were two main points on which Clinton’s arguments either completely opposed his earlier statements or were just outright hypocritical...
...fast casuals account for only 4% of sales in the $130 billion fast-food sector, but their rapid growth has caught the attention of the burger barons. McDonald's has bought a 33% stake in Pret A Manger, with an option to buy the chain outright in 2005. The burger giant also owns a majority interest in Chipotle, which sells fast and fresh Mexican cuisine. And McDonald's bought Boston Market out of bankruptcy in 2000. Not to be outdone, Wendy's in June bought the Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, with 185 stores mostly in the West...
...assured from the start of University support, in outright financial support and in the commitment to work to secure a substantial endowment. CID budgeted accordingly,” Sachs says. “CID was not running out of money. That’s simply ridiculous...
...into this very problem last July in considering a ban on cloning. Opponents of cloning for research (and not reproductive) purposes prevailed in persuading a majority of members to vote to recommend a four-year moratorium on the practice. The decision to support a moratorium rather than an outright ban was seen as a strategic decision by the more conservative members who knew that a ban would be harder to stomach. As council member and Bass Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel observed, “To accept a moratorium rather than a ban presupposes that maybe sometime down...
...Sandel pointed out, the principled position that holds the potential for human life—such as an embryo—to have the same moral status as a person makes an outright ban on research cloning the only logical option. By voting for a moratorium, the members of the committee sidestepped the crucial issues surrounding the potential for life. If the cloning opponents had been consistent, they would have called for a moratorium on tooth brushing as well...