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...popularity attests to the power of the issue. Every year the chances for meaningful reform improve, as more and more politicians and business leaders become fed up with the system. Vice President Al Gore '69 will lead the fight to give our democracy back to the people and rid Washington of special-interest money once and for all. If Texas Gov. George W. Bush wins, he'll veto reform, and our democracy will continue to erode...
...growing. Gore is committed to cleaning up the system by banning soft money, the unlimited corporate, individual and labor donations that flow into party coffers. His commitment to reform is not new. He proposed full public financing of campaigns when he was first elected to Congress, to completely rid Washington of the overpowering influence of the special-interests...
...Sophomore Tutorial has been a very successful course over the years," Muirhead says. "And students enjoy the intro. courses less, so we thought: why not get rid of the requirement...
...will we ever be rid of the electoral system? Do we even want to be? While our reasoning about voter power generally tends to be deontological (i.e. one person, one vote is inherently right), these arguments are quite utilitarian in their appeal, which seems to at once make them suspect. But if the price of freedom truly is eternal vigilance, we need to explore these practical effects of the Electoral College before we decide to dismantle a central part of our federal election system...
They bombed him. They negotiated with him. They isolated him. For years the Americans tried just about everything they could to get rid of Slobodan Milosevic. And when he emerged from last year's 78-day NATO bombing campaign still in power, U.S. officials were left scratching their heads, wondering what it would take to get rid of the guy. So they reached for their checkbooks. Over the past year, the U.S. has spent about $40 million to support Yugoslavia's independent media, trade unions and civic groups and to boost the U.S.-friendly President Milo Djukanovic of Montenegro...