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Within that swampy paradise lies yet another subsidy. Each year, according to a 1997 estimate, the Army Corps of Engineers spends $63 million to control water flow in central and south Florida. This enables growers to obtain water when they need it or restrain the flow during heavy rains. Of the $63 million, the Corps estimates $52 million is spent on agriculture, mainly sugar-cane farmers, in the Everglades...
...range of litmus test issues," said Fallon, a 17-year veteran at HLS. "He has been insistent that the executive branch be subject to the unitary control of the president. With respect to free speech issues, he has been very skeptical of the notion that it is permissible to restrain hate speech or sexually harassing speech without infringing on the First Amendment...
...bulling out of a car driven by his wife. Do you cover your ears? Do you run for the hills? Montgomery County police say two second-degree assault charges were filed against Tyson after he allegedly threw a punch at Abmielec Saucedo, 62, despite a bodyguard's efforts to restrain him, and then went to the other car and kicked Richard Hardick, 50, in the groin...
...Security Council condemned Iraq's action after a briefing by Butler on Thursday, and urged Annan to find a mutually acceptable solution to the breakdown. Iraq may not, this time, be able to count on its traditional Security Council supporters Russia, China and France to restrain U.S. pressure. The reason? Evidence that Iraq put chemical warheads on missiles. Says Stogel: "Some of Iraq's backers are saying privately that once this evidence is confirmed, there's very little they can do for Baghdad...
...correspondent William Dowell. "Internationally, drug control is moving in the direction of complementing interdiction with education campaigns and rehabilitation programs to reduce demand for drugs, and even financial incentives for impoverished farmers to switch from drug plants to alternative crops." But with midterm elections looming, the GOP initiative may restrain any inclination in the Clinton administration to try alternative strategies...