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...guts to take on the liquor industry and voters who whinge about the nanny state. Those experts say there's good evidence that what works best to curb excess drinking is higher taxes on alcohol, lowering the number and density of places to buy booze and instituting a robust policy of random breath-alcohol testing for drivers. But across Europe--the hardest-drinking region in the world--almost all governments, including Britain's, prefer responsible-drinking campaigns premised on the idea that trouble flows from a small minority rather than from a whole culture tolerant of excess. Which means that...
...President is expected to equate border security with national security, connecting the issue to that part of his image that until recently had been robust. He will also be setting up a potentially favorable issue for Republicans in '06. "This is the kind of issue that the Silent Majority talks about in private but doesn't mention to pollsters," says Frank Luntz, the political strategist who is advising G.O.P. lawmakers on immigration. "It has the same kind of feel that affirmative action had in the late '60s and early '70s. There is a deep-seated anger toward the government...
...continuation of this trend could pose a serious problem for Asia. The region needs super-competitive currencies in order to keep its export-led growth model humming. To the extent the surprisingly robust dollar drags Asian currencies along for the ride, Asia's exports will become more expensive. Without support from internal consumption, further dollar strengthening could turn the region's export boom into a bust, a devastating development for growth...
...commitment to the gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops. But the wording of the resolution wasn't nearly so important as the subtext. Politicians of both parties felt the need to express some sort of dismay about Iraq. And no one offered an amendment calling for a more robust U.S. military effort to win the war. That now seems beyond the realm of political possibility...
University officials cited the powerful draw of Harvard’s name, along with robust recruitment efforts and a generous financial aid program as likely explanations. University President Lawrence H. Summers has made expanding Harvard’s international population a priority...