Word: preferability
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...dump their leftover sludge in unlined wet ponds like the one used by the Kingston facility. Not only does that raise the risk of accidents like the Kingston spill, but the toxins in the ash could seep into the soil or groundwater, contaminating drinking water supplies. Environmentalists would prefer federal regulations that require ash to be buried in lined landfills that would prevent leakage. "You can't talk about clean coal without dealing with this problem," says Eric Schaeffer, the director of the Environmental Integrity Project, which just came out with a new report finding that there are nearly...
...clothes when he came home. "The idea that social harmony is dependent on strict systems to prevent and punish cheating seems to apply to most successful societies," Liebig explained in a comment released with his paper. Regardless of the genome, in matters of sex, nature still appears to prefer us not to stray...
...payment" for one of Obama's campaign pledges: a separate $50 billion program to modernize the nation's medical records, most of which sit in filing cabinets instead of being recorded online. While the Medicaid grant to states would be a onetime deal (and one that the GOP would prefer to see as a loan), the other initiatives would require additional funding down the road. As in the case of Cobra, they would be hard to let lapse in two years' time...
...sidesteps the Administration's calamitous failures, from the economy to Hurricane Katrina. But whether this review of the past eight years spurs applause or outrage, anyone attempting to take stock of Bush's policies should know which ones he's putting on his résumé. He might prefer that we postpone appraisals - history, as he likes to say, will be his judge - but one last clear-eyed argument for his legacy is warranted. It's not as though the President's critics lack fodder for a compelling rebuttal...
...with the Old. If you prefer to flee the impending Beltway brouhaha, Florida's Amelia Island hotels are offering special discounts to residents of D.C., Virginia and Maryland with their "Vacation from Inauguration" packages. The Amelia Island Plantation (866-481-5057) is offering 20% off rooms; the Hoyt House Bed & Breakfast Inn (800-432-2085) is offering half off the second night of a two-night stay, and the third night of a three-night stay free; and the Addison Inn (800-943-1604) is offering 35% off stays of two or more nights...