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...think the program is really a substitute for regular public aid programs, [such as] Pell grants," she said. "I hope that if it is successful as a pilot program and they expand it, they don't forget the other programs as well...
...late 1990, the late Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.), Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Or.), and representative Mickey Edwards (R-Ok.) all urged President Bush to cooperate with the War Powers Act before the initial mobilization in the Gulf. Using the phrase "New Age Monarchists" to describe some of his party's members, Edwards decried the president's ability and determination to act independently of the Congress...
...pell-mell expansion of cities creates risks not just for their residents but for every human being. As cities grow, so does the demand for standardized, easily transportable foods. Farmers in the countryside respond to this demand by planting a narrower range of crops, which in turn increases the likelihood of major disruptions of the food supply by pests and droughts. Particularly in the developing world, cities act as destructive parasites on the surrounding countryside. Urban thirst for fuel wood and building materials leads to deforestation, which can destroy an area's watershed and thus cause flooding and soil erosion...
...wrote to the Saudis on several occasions and got nothing substantive in reply," says George Pickart, a senior aide to Pell. "They are not trying to help resolve...
Last month, during Senate confirmation hearings, Pell asked John Bookout, a candidate for ambassador to Saudi Arabia, whether he would take up Keene and Maes' case...