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...fair, though, it should be noted that the Clinton-Gore campaign operates in a similar manner. The practical benefits of the almighty 'spin' clearly outweigh any moral reservations associated with maintaining personal integrity or preserving the truth...
...none of this destroys our faith in progress. The benefits, we think, outweigh the costs. As long as the question of progress is posed in this way, the question answers itself. The price may be high, but few would seriously choose not to pay it. Progress is an offer we have been unable to refuse...
...CATTLE ranch in Hudspeth County, and workers began unloading biologically treated sludge onto the dry West Texas earth. County Judge Billy Love reflected on the manurelike mush with satisfaction. "This is about as big a blessing as the community could hope for," he declared. "The gains for us far outweigh any dangers...
...many cases, the trade-offs make sense -- both financially and environmentally. But in others, long-term costs and dangers can outweigh the benefits. "Pollution problems go up, property values collapse and frequently no real jobs result," says EPA engineer Hugh Kaufman, a hazardous-waste specialist. In East Liverpool, Ohio, some local residents, aided by Greenpeace, launched a hunger strike to protest the start-up of a giant incinerator that promoters say could help uplift the devastated steel region by processing dangerous industrial wastes...
...Reagan constructed 12 years ago seems as robust as ever. Just below the surface, however, the right wing suffers a mid-life crisis that threatens its future -- as well as the party's. The movement lacks an inspirational leader, a unifying cause and an external enemy big enough to outweigh its internal divisions...