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...should realize that Israel carries far too much of the blame in these matters. As we look in the mirror, especially as tax day approaches, it should be obvious that more than enough of it might better be laid at our own doorstep, should we continue to let Washington persist in its support of Israel’s racist colonial occupation...
Instead, state and federal governments persist in levying a regressive tax that hurts the poor and does little to discourage smoking...
Anti-smoking lobbyists persist in their fight for higher cigarette taxes, claiming that it keeps cigarettes away from teenagers and children. This claim is difficult to justify. Researchers at Cornell University just reported that the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes—how sales volume changes in response to price changes—is roughly zero for teens. That means that, within reasonable limits, teens will smoke about the same number of cigarettes no matter the price. Government statistics even show an increase in underage smoking in seven of eight states that have recently raised their cigarette taxes...
...probably going to get worse as the weather gets warmer. Analysts at the U.S. Climate Prediction Center put most of the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest in the "Slow Improvement/Problems Persist" category, signaling what could be a tough, dry summer for swimming pools, dust-caked cars and thirsty lawns. "We're still hoping for some good rains in April," says Bryan Swistock, a water resources and conservation specialist at Penn State's school of Forestry Resources. "But we seem to be running out of time...
High-tech surveillance can do little to track adversaries like the Sept. 11 hijackers, especially if they are in the U.S. legally and careful about what they say on the phone. So why does the CIA persist in spying the wrong way? Part of the answer lies in the culture of secrecy that arose during the cold war and continues to rule the agency's hearts and minds. Today the secrets the CIA needs to pick up are often easily accessible--such as the travel plans of the Sept. 11 hijackers, two of whom managed to pay for their airline...