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...Faced with this situation, it seems absurd that the U.S. military plans to scale back in any way. There are 28,500 American troops in Korea right now, and that is a good price for détente on the peninsula. The peace and stability of Seoul, Tokyo, and Shanghai are of great interest to the United States. To this end, the present deployment is a cheaper solution than attempting North Korean regime change, and more effective than placing sanctions on a government that will let its people starve rather than cooperate...
...marquee names from their movement, despite the fact that a variety of conservative pro-life religious leaders have endorsed the initiative. They could also object to the legislation's cost - which has not yet been estimated - but it may be difficult for them to argue that the price of reducing abortions is too high...
...electric cars now on the drawing boards of established automakers are likely to cost more than $20,000, limiting their potential customer base to well-heeled drivers in wealthier countries. The sticker price of GM's Volt could be as high...
...Despite Reva's relatively low cost, consumers may not be convinced, especially in India, that the car can compete against similarly priced gasoline-powered family sedans. "Reva is yet to hit the price-performance equation," says Mohit Arora, senior director for India for J.D. Power market research. According to Pawan Goenka, president of Mahindra & Mahindra's automotive business in Mumbai, "The challenge is to make the economics work in a price-sensitive Indian market." For electric cars, "performance and range are major bottlenecks," he says. (Read "Coming to an Ex-Car Dealer Near You: Pickups from India...
...Maini, who as a student at the University of Michigan in 1990 built a solar-powered electric car, says he aims to "sell at price parity with conventional cars," a goal that will be easier to reach if production and sales volumes are increased...