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...There are two ways to kill anthrax bacteria lurking in letters and packages: Steam and irradiation. The Washington, D.C. area postal service is currently using irradiation to rid its mail of lingering bacteria, and officials are evaluating both methods for widespread...
...June, the lobbyists got what they wanted. O'Neill told the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which was leading the campaign against tax havens, that the U.S. was out. And without the world's financial superpower, the biggest effort in years to rid the world's financial system of dirty money was short-circuited. America's European allies "will be very upset," the Heritage Foundation's point man on the issue declared in the Washington Post, but the global war on offshore banking was "dead, and thank goodness for that...
Like most Americans, I believe it is right to punish terrorists. Our attempt to rid the world of them is proper and just. It would be naive, however, to think that we can accomplish this permanently. There are potential terrorists in the world who are not yet born. We all must share in this effort in the years to come. I am a Korean War veteran and strongly believe in a permanent military draft. All able-bodied young American men should spend at least 18 months in the service of their country. Military service will give them discipline, self-reliance...
...Making the cockpit inaccessible during flight is important, but further steps are necessary. The airlines are divided on how best to approach them. "There are lots of security issues," says one big carrier source, "But first we need to get rid of incompetent screeners. That's why the federal government should take that function over." Mesa's Ornstein counters, "The industry shouldn't be complaining about screeners - it should be moving towards airlines creating their own corps of flight security officers." The major carriers say they're waiting for federal air marshals. In the meantime, Mesa's security people will...
...mass grave still smolders, but they haven't conquered New York City. Giuliani, of all people, should see that wanting to restore the city means having its election go on as planned. Term limits are undemocratic and thwart the will of the people, but democracy requires that people get rid of limits in due course, not in a move by the state legislature for the benefit...