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...important we not mistake the current hatred for President Bush as political will to make tough changes. If politicians today can’t even assemble the political will to end agricultural subsidies that give American farmers an unfair edge over farmers in developing countries, what prospect is there for real progress on global climate change, which will involve considerable lifestyle adjustments...
Harvard is as much—if not more—a culprit as any other institution, its students so dedicated to extracurricular activities and internships that the prospect of departing Harvard for a precious semester is more frightening than thrilling. Close friends of mine asked me quite seriously if going abroad would be worth “missing out on” a semester at Harvard. Several others asked me what harm would be done to my “leadership positions” if I skipped town for seven months. There is genuine fear of studying abroad...
...Microsoft's rivals. Thomas Vinje, the lawyer for the European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS), a group of technology companies that includes IBM, Nokia, Oracle and Sun Microsystems, said, "This is a great day for European businesses and consumers." He added: "At long last, the decision opens the prospect for dynamic competition in the software industry. No more user lock-in, no more monopoly pricing." He said the ruling was a landmark that set standard for Microsoft's future conduct - and empowered the Commission to impose it on the European market if necessary...
...American--the first members of either group to have a good chance to win the presidency. Do the polls accurately reflect hidden support for--or hostility toward--such trailblazer candidates? And the woman in question happens to have as her husband a former President of the U.S. Will the prospect of having Bill Clinton back in the White House help or hurt Hillary Clinton when voters cast their ballots...
...change his profile on civil rights. The next year, after epic wheeling and dealing as Senate majority leader, he produced the first successful civil rights bill since Reconstruction. It was weak enough to be supported by fellow Southerners, who constituted his political base, yet it offered Northern liberals the prospect of future progress. This balancing act did not win him the Democratic nomination in 1960, but it allowed John F. Kennedy to make Johnson his running mate...