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...what's good for the carbon offsetting business good for the environment? That's open to debate. Voluntary carbon offsetting is an unlicensed industry, and without a common regulator to police the projects and companies pledging to shrink emissions, offset providers have come up with a raft of competing rules and practices, not all of them with the credibility customers expect...
...seems the potential field of conservatives is growing. Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson has already formed an exploratory committee; California Congressman Duncan Hunter and former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore are expected to soon. Also being talked about as possible candidates are South Dakota Senator John Thune and a raft of current and former Governors that includes Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty, Oklahoma's Frank Keating and Colorado's Bill Owens. But the one whom many conservatives are pining for--Florida's outgoing Governor, Jeb Bush--has declared himself unavailable...
...Dolce Vita, dozens of pasta pictures played the big cities; foreign-film fans sought them out because of the director, the stars, the country. Another Italian film of less reputable pedigree turned into a hit: the shock-documentary Mondo Cane, on which we can blame not just a raft of cheap-n-sleazy Mondo movies but the wedding-reception standard "More," which had been Mondo Cane's theme song...
...National Campus for Archaeology in Jerusalem. But they could just as well be reacting to the accompanying story, which reveals that Israeli police have recommended to the Attorney General's office that President Katsav be indicted on charges of rape, sexual harassment, fraud, obstruction of justice, and a raft of other crimes. If the Attorney General accepts the recommendation, Katsav could be charged with the most serious offenses ever leveled against a serving high-ranking Israeli politician. And it means Olmert, his administration already in turmoil, must now contend with the eruption of another in a series of scandals that...
Counsel, sharpen your legal arguments. The Supreme Court returns for its new term this week, and it's expected to be a corker. This will be the court's first full term with Samuel Alito in Sandra Day O'Connor's old seat. And on the docket are a raft of high-profile cases on hot-button issues that should give the best indication yet of the decision-making dynamics and working style of the John Roberts era. Here's a look at what to expect...