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...used to protect our national security. Likewise, Bill Clinton, who asked in his first inaugural for us to choose sacrifice not “for its own sake, but for our own sake,” saw the necessity of restraint in federal spending, allowing our nation to prosper while cutting the budget deficit...
...final refuge—Adams House—is enforcing dining restrictions, it’s time to fight back with this guide to vigilante justice. 1) Publicly allege that Adams has returned to its elitist roots and discriminates against whatever race you happen to be. 2) Revenge and prosper: empty the toilet paper roll dispenser, conveniently located on your way out. 3) Go to breakfast. Strike the gong. Escape as sleep-addled Adamsians struggle to apprehend you. 4) Go to lunch. Strike the gong. Accuse a nearby resident. 5) Switch the placards in the Adams tunnels, forever stranding residents...
...mature is Thailand's democracy? Without democracy it's not possible for Thailand to prosper, because without democracy, we will not get the trust and confidence [of investors] to develop the country. If you look at the development of civilizations, the first curve of civilization is military, or the prestige game. The second curve is industrialization, or the wealth game. The current curve is the wisdom game-information technology. We have to compete in the wisdom game; we should not be competing in the prestige game. But [the junta] wants to bring the country backward. That is not good...
...technological revolution, what is needed for the 21st century is an education revolution." Rudd pointed to a slide in workers' productivity. A decade ago, Australians' output was at 85% of U.S. levels; by 2005 it had dropped to 79%. Rudd argued that the country lacked the skills to prosper in an economic era when the main action would switch to Asia and would be dominated by knowledge enterprises. Labor, he said, would invest more in education and set higher standards of achievement for teachers and students...
...destabilize Serbia. "It is crucial that no unilateral moves are made by the international community before a new democratic government is formed in Belgrade. Unilateral moves, not discussed with a new government, could strengthen the ultra-nationalist camp and lead to new elections where democrats would suffer and extremists prosper," Djelic told TIME. The Radicals have vowed to defend Kosovo "by all means necessary." The party's leader, Vojislav Seselj, is currently on trial in the Hague charged with committing war crimes...