Word: preventing
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...dissent on the "Vote Yes on Question 2" editorial (Opinion, Nov. 2) by Melissa R. Langsam and Noah D. Oppenheim makes little sense. Their first objection to Question 2 is that it does not prevent individuals from personally financing their campaigns...
...most Question 2 proponents would want to do this, but courts have ruled that such restrictions are unconstitutional, whereas reasonable voluntary restrictions on campaign spending in exchange for public funding have been ruled constitutional. Short of a constitutional amendment or a reversal of court rulings, the best way to prevent candidates from financing their own campaigns is to set public funding levels high enough so that doing so is unrealistic for all but the super-wealthy...
Although the Crimson's prevent defense allowed Dartmouth 130 fourth-quarter yards, interceptions by junior safety Aron Natale and senior safety Derek Yankoff deep in Harvard territory stopped two Big Green drives...
...measure suggested by Ballot Question 2 is just one more contribution to the muddled landscape of campaign finance regulations. It is objectionable on innumerable grounds. For instance, it does nothing to prevent individuals from personally financing their campaigns at levels far above the cap on public disbursements. And even if all the candidates abided by the conditions that would control the availability of public funds, the resulting equity in spending would merely enhance the already powerful advantage of incumbency...
...admits. He joined the soccer team only because his parents insisted that he play a sport--and bowling wasn't offered at his elementary school. "I didn't like soccer. I used to run away from the ball and pick dandelions." His aversion to playing baseball didn't prevent him from watching it, and he fondly remembers doing homework to the sound of Yankees sportscaster Phil Rizzuto's voice. Stein has overcome his poor work habits to become a valuable member of our staff. "I just take it one day at a time," he says, "and do whatever...