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...young Americans and young Iraqis to kill each other in a continuing cycle of violence in no way furthers the antiterrorism cause. Getting rid of Saddam was a good idea. But replacing his secular dictatorship with a fundamentalist theocracy would not be so good. Iraq will probably have a civil war that will eclipse and consume any puppet democracy that the U.S. creates. Stay the course? That was our motto in Vietnam. Daniel T. Arcieri Blue Point...
...disgusting—medium out there. This means they must appeal to those who can write the big checks, and they’re free to ignore everybody else. Lazy voters made attack ads the only effective form of political mobilization, and only an active electorate will ever get rid of them...
...officials trying to enforce illegal identification requirements, faulty equipment, state troopers temporarily detaining black drivers, and, infamously, by inaccurate felony rolls. The lack of redress for widespread voter suppression has caused much of black America to have a large collective chip on its shoulder that it hopes to be rid of tomorrow. Moreover, this administration’s willingness to govern unapologetically from the far right with regards to fiscal, military and social policy—despite their slim and questionable margin of victory—has only exacerbated the anger of many black voters, who are more likely...
...been using field hockey as a way to get rid of my anger and frustration after losing to Princeton, so there was a bit of that involved as well,” Remtilla said...
Ultimately, however, the only way to make flu-vaccine supplies more reliable may be to get rid of the chicken eggs. Several companies are studying methods of growing the virus in mammalian-cell cultures, and at least one biotech company is experimenting with using genetic-engineering techniques to streamline the process even further. But this kind of research takes a lot of resources and may lead to vaccines that are even more expensive to produce. In any event, the newer production techniques probably wouldn't be available for at least a decade...