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...best solution would be a short-term compromise and a long-term plan to solve the problem once...
Baker, on the other hand, has been conducting shuttle diplomacy for the last 18 months and has a familiar rapport with the leaders in the region. The big question is whether Baker would cross party lines and accept an offer of a short-term position as a special emissary...
...Crimson never questions Gore's counter-intuitive contention that even short-term economic growth and environmental regulation go hand-in-hand. The Crimson never questions Gore's dark vision of the earth's future, a vision many scientists would contest. But most importantly, The Crimson never questions the idea that Gore's opinions are also Governor Bill Clinton...
Everyone is looking for the next Franklin D. Roosevelt '04. After 20 years of short-term presidents who only seem to work towards the next election, voters want someone who will bail them out of a serious depression...
...Francis Bacon said, "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed." Or, to use an economic metaphor, spending your seed capital may bring short-term prosperity but in the end leaves you broke because there's nothing left to invest and no more money coming in. Similarly, using up all the oil will eventually put auto companies out of business...