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...move would be harmful and reckless because it would not only discourage people from going to college, but it would also hurt those in the lower income brackets most. Some supporters of this faulty proposal believe that reform will divert money to other programs, which also help low-income students attend college. But the current system performs a valuable service for those in need, and it is already means-tested. Only families that qualify for federal loans are eligible. Supporters of the bill who believe this $2.1 billion will be redirected for education spending elsewhere in the budget are fooling...
...new—just about every major field of controversial political thought from health care to gun control is rife with controversy about expensive dinner parties and well-concealed rider bills. And most experts suggest that the solution to these problems is to call for more effective campaign finance reform. Still, the incremental and largely specialized changes to the copyright code have left it warped and on the verge of breaking. To apply it in any practical sense requires the consultation of obscure and confusingly-worded exceptions designed only with the protection of very specific rights (say, that...
...hand, more than half say the U.S. should maintain or increase the number of troops in Iraq. The relative public equanimity gives the Bush Administration precious time to try to get things right. Foreign policy luminaries from both parties say a precipitous U.S. withdrawal would cripple American credibility, doom reform in the Arab world and turn Iraq into a playground for terrorists and the armies of neighboring states like Iran and Syria. "We can't afford to have a failed state there," says Nancy Stetson, a foreign policy adviser to Kerry. "If we walk away, the place could implode...
...need more help from our friends and allies, and the Administration needs to be more creative about obtaining it. We could draw more help by first asking them to help us with broader development issues in the region, like economic reform and democratization. This would link stabilization of Iraq to the broader region and demonstrate to our allies that our agenda is more than a military...
Free trade, banking reform and global competition are making it harder for family businesses to carry on like secret societies. Shareholders are demanding transparency and calling for publicly owned companies to operate for the benefit of all stakeholders--not just gene holders. "The rules of the game have changed," says Jamie Allen, secretary general of the Asian Corporate Governance Association in Hong Kong...