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...past year, Romney said, he has vetoed 300 bills—and 299 of them have been overridden...
Chris Cunningham is more of a true visionary, foreseeing an apocalypse brought down by four horsemen who all look suspiciously like Aphex Twin, a.k.a. Richard D. James. He imagines societies overridden by ultraviolence and emotions propelled by automation, then complements his vision with tonally appropriate pieces from artists such as Autechre and Portishead. The marriage is always perversely poetic, culminating in a video for Björk’s “All Is Full of Love” replete with erotically charged robots...
Three councillors moved to bring the subject up last night, but were overridden by the other six, who chose to postpone the vote—originally planned for February—until next week’s meeting...
However, despite how much I disagree with Cardinale’s viewpoint, I will not go out and destroy every Crimson newspaper in which it is printed. Perhaps my respect for the expression of public speech has overridden my desire to feel “satisfied” that I have protected my fellow classmates from views I deem unsatisfactory...
...session of the legislature, lawmakers increased taxes on retail sales (to 5.5%, up from 5%), cigarettes (to 64, from 34 a pack) and income (a new average rate of 5.1%, up from 2.36%, starting in 2003). The hikes were vetoed by Republican Governor Mike Johanns, but the veto was overridden. The sales-tax increase targets some services, including software training, pest control, automobile cleaning and roadside assistance. That tax hike is expected to raise $100 million a year...