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...with many of the President's uncomplicated-sounding proposals, the idea of space-age missile defenses masks a swarm of complexities. It raises the specter of an arms race in space, which ultimately could be more expensive and dangerous than the one taking place on earth. In a prompt and strong reaction, Soviet Leader Yuri Andropov personally warned: "Should this conception be converted into reality, this would actually open the flood gates of a runaway race of all types of strategic arms, both offensive and defensive." Even more ominous, the development of a missile defense system could undermine the very...
Connecticut has no issues seating its delegates and Congressman Joe Courtney has already made his decision, at least in the privacy of the voting booth. But nothing is going to prompt him to announce that endorsement publicly. "Connecticut went for Senator Obama, although my district went narrowly for Senator Clinton," said the freshman. "But I think it's important to see how this process plays out, let all the voters have their...
Well, Larry, actually they don't. Alastair Dorward, CEO of Method Products, a San Francisco-based firm whose line of 150-plus household products grossed "well over $100 million" in 2007, says the presence of Clorox will prompt people "to start to question whether the products they currently use are good for families and the environment." He likes his odds...
Dyson added that the PGP will actually prompt society to figure out how the insurance system works and how it should work if genetic profiles are available...
...hostility with which the parties' candidates slugged it out on Monday night may prompt some voters to turn away and throw up their hands in despair. Yet that may be just the point. As PP senior strategist Gabriel Elorriaga recently admitted in an interview with the Financial Times, his party hopes to encourage potential Socialist voters to sit this one out. "Our whole strategy is centered on making Socialist voters waver," he said. "We know they will never vote for us. But if we can sow enough doubts about the economy, about immigration and nationalist issues, then perhaps they will...