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With less than three months remaining in office, the Bush Administration has proposed a flurry of last-minute changes that will likely weaken several of the nation's environmental protections - and could remain well into the next presidency. If the changes make it into the Federal Register - the official record of Washington rules and regulations - by Nov. 20, they will take effect before Bush leaves office and can likely only be undone by a new Administration. "It will be a lasting challenge for the policymakers who will take the helm," says Vickie Patton, the deputy general counsel for the Environmental...
Meanwhile, developers like Ahmed keep plugging away. He knows the easy sales may be over. "People are more educated and calculated," says Ahmed. "Now they are asking for a more detailed sales pitch. They want to know about the developer's track record." That's no bad thing. Prudence may be the key to preserving Dubai's appeal in uncertain times...
Shaheen, the first woman elected governor of New Hampshire, in 1996, becomes the first woman elected Senator there. In a rematch of her narrow 2002 loss to John E. Sununu, Shaheen capitalized on Bush's unpopularity and Sununu's voting record, as the Granite State went solidly blue...
Former Virginia governor Warner convinced voters that his record as governor was stronger than that of his opponent and gubernatorial predecessor, Republican Jim Gilmore. Warner replaces Senate veteran John Warner (no relation), 81, who retired after serving for 30 years...
...were called Democratic on the basis of exit polls before mysteriously ending up on the GOP side, costing the Democrats both elections. In the two cases, state officials at the helm of the electoral process were GOP loyalists, intimately involved in the presidential campaigns. With a dismal ethics record and an ideologically rationalized "end justifies the means" worldview, is there any doubt that an increasingly desperate Republican Party will continue to resort to what has worked in the past? Francisco Rocco, LOS ANGELES