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...such decisions must be based on science alone, but a leaked copy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's synthesis of biological information shows extensive editing by an Interior Department political appointee. "The only science upon which the Administration based this decision was political science," says Mark Salvo, director of the Sagebrush Sea Campaign. "They are paying back their political base in the grazing and oil and gas industries." --By Margot Roosevelt
...relieved that his murderer turned out to be a radical white vegan from the small town of Harderwijk. Like Van Gogh, Fortuyn was critical of Islam - he called it a "backward culture" and demanded that immigrants assimilate into Dutch society - and many people feared his killing was the first salvo in the country's own culture war. But that battle may have finally begun with Van Gogh's murder, allegedly carried out by a Dutch-Moroccan, 26, who is being referred to in the media as Mohammed B. And attitudes in the Netherlands are hardening. A recent poll...
Inserted into the initial salvo of tracks from Rendezvous and 2002’s Romantica was “Slide,” a throwback to the group’s first LP Lunapark. The crowd responded positively, especially to the lines “New England has the foliage / But I’m not goin’ back,” despite the fact that the lyrics are more dismissive than praising. The joy of hearing their region name-checked by one of its semi-prodigal sons outweighed the actual message, or perhaps all that could be made...
...want to be made to look vindictive by forcing out his Finance Minister; the Chirac camp is hoping that Sarkozy will be compelled to take a back seat in the party where, at least in theory, he will have to support the President. Either way, the next salvo...
...overflowing. Virtually every male in the city carries a combat weapon, even vendors who sell food and trinkets outside the mosque walls. As prayers draw to an end, the gunfire and occasional loud explosion seem to be getting closer. As soon as they finish, the Mahdi militia looses a salvo of Katyusha rockets at the U.S. base less than a mile away...