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...Koizumi?a plan to privatize the government postal system, which, among other things, is the world's largest savings bank. Koizumi then made good on a threat many had considered a bluff. He dissolved the Diet's lower house and called a snap election, positioning the vote as a referendum on whether the people wished to cling to their big-government roots, or press ahead with the frequently painful changes necessary to produce a more modern and competitive economy...
...Although Haddock and Riley originally advocated a student referendum on the council’s role in campus-wide social events, they argued from the beginning of the campaign that the UC should not have any involvement in large-scale social programming. Toward the end of the campaign, Haddock said he would support a separate programming board...
...students which indicated that 87 percent of students would likely eat dinner in the dining halls after 7:15 p.m. if that was possible. UC representatives present at the meeting said that they would like to take the issue to constituents either informally through discussions or formally through a referendum after the exact costs of the different proposals are known. Current dining hall hours are 7:30-10:00 a.m., 12:00-2:15 p.m. and 5-7:15 p.m. each day, with the three quad houses having 15 additional minutes added to the end of lunch and dinner, according...
Maine has only 1.3 million people but at least 25 trillion gallons of drinkable water in its lakes and aquifers. Wilfong, a former state legislator, wants to turn that resource into cold cash. So he proposed a tax on large bottled-water operations that is set for a ballot referendum next year. Maine is one of several states where activists are challenging the $10 billion U.S. bottled-water industry. Declares Wilfong: "We're just saying, This water is not free...
...liberal politics, and his presence in George W. Bush's "New Europe" coalition in Iraq, always raised doubts in France. This mistrust was exacerbated earlier this year, when Chirac blamed Barroso for pushing a proposal to liberalize services across the E.U. - thus aiding the no camp in the constitutional referendum. Largely ignored by Germany and France, Barroso has now tried to distance himself from his onetime ally Blair, decrying his budget proposal for sending "a message of a Europe downsizing to the lowest common denominator." There's no question Barroso has been dealt a difficult hand, but many observers criticize...