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...gardens have become part of the voter's psyche. Even a global-warming skeptic like Howard can read the shift in the electorate's fears; he and his intimates have adjusted their thinking and public words. With an election expected next year, Howard's team are devising an environmental platform based on water policy, rural land care and alternative energy sources. Howard has traveled widely in the bush. Farmers are one of his touchstones, and more measures to help them are expected this week. But when Howard talks about "drought-proofing" the country, you wonder: Has the Prime Minister absorbed...
...couldn't help noticing that each of the $100 bills illustrating "The G.O.P.'s Secret Weapon" has the same serial number. What are you trying to tell us? That the Republican Party platform in November is counterfeit...
...launched Predict06.com, a social networking website devoted to forecasting the outcomes in the coming midterm elections by having registered users make predictions. Joseph K. Green ’05 and Andrew H. Golis ’05, who is a former Crimson columnist, created the website as an interactive platform designed to consolidate the vast amount of knowledge about the elections. “The general approach has always been to look to experts in D.C. for predictions about the elections and we thought it would be really interesting to have people come up with them on their...
...says as much; according to it, the Reason and Faith requirement’s aim “is to help students understand the interplay between religious and secular institutions, practices, and ideas.” We do not believe that religious ideas in particular should be given a platform greater than other social and political forces, and bracketing these ideas as such gives them preeminence incommensurate with their proper place in understanding the modern world. That is not to say that religious notions are not important, but that they do not in any discernable way warrant this special treatment...
When you are traveling with kids, the long security lines and endless terminal corridors can be a real drag. But new bags designed for kids offer both amusement and emergency seating. Zca rolling backpacks ($120) are surrounded by a lightweight aluminum crash cage; the platform on top doubles as a chair that supports up to 300 lbs. Coolest feature: kid-friendly flashing LED wheels. Trunki ($40) is a ride-on suitcase for globetrotting tots. The brightly colored polypropylene bags can be towed with a strap or used as a ride-along toy. When the kids tire of playing, attach...