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...already-permitted free speech. Acccording to TIME's Joshua Quittner, "The protest shows the solidarity of online providers against a truly Kafkaesque piece of legislation." Quittner is not disappointed by the relative gentleness of the protest. "The online community is not particularly militant. We expect the ACLU will prevail in the courts and the indecency provisions will be struck down...
Early last week, it looked as if White's sensible alternative would prevail. But conservative groups, led by the Christian Coalition, lobbied hard for a tougher measure. And on Wednesday, in a 40-minute closed-door session, the conferees voted 17 to 16 to reinstate indecency...
...from the Agriculture Department. And then they scream about how much they hate Big Government. Sorry, folks, but it's time the free market was introduced into the West. Why should environmental groups be excluded from bidding on grazing rights? Open up the process, and let the highest bid prevail. Isn't that the American way? CHRISTOPHER ROWLEY, Kerhonkson, New York...
...leadership has been formed, with Jiang as "the core," as Deng himself put it. But once Deng is gone, rivals within the group can be expected to go gunning for Jiang, and he will have to fight to stay on top. Many China experts predict that Jiang will not prevail in an all-out test of strength. The affable apparatchik has been nicknamed Weather Vane because he tends to swing with the prevailing political wind...
...will now work to have the Senate position prevail in conference over the House proposal, in which the grace period is eliminated and the parent loan interest rate increases remain," said Rowe in his statement...