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...Bush v. Gore struck a direct blow to the left, but for the most part, Rehnquist led a somewhat attenuated revolution for the right. He could never muster majorities to overturn older liberal precedents such as Roe v. Wade, which prohibited states from outlawing abortion, or stop newer ones such as Lawrence v. Texas, which prohibited them from outlawing sodomy. Rehnquist also found himself in the minority when the court struck down school prayers at graduations and football games. Even so, when you look back to the ambitious goals the young Rehnquist set for himself...
People think of poetry as somewhat irrelevant today. But from the younger children's perspective, I think memorizing poems can give them a real sense of achievement and accomplishment. It's something that belongs to you, something you've done successfully. I think that's a feeling of power. Writing poems is also a way for kids to explore their feelings in the world...
...pricing of energy. India, like China, uses energy only half as efficiently as the developed world. Like China, India heavily subsidizes its domestic pricing structure of retail energy products, meaning that rising energy costs will adversely effect its already strained fiscal position. Consequently, while Japan and India are somewhat less exposed to soaring energy prices than other Asian economies, they can hardly be expected to emerge unscathed...
...mainland's booming demand is critical for regional industries as diverse as Malaysian palm oil, Korean steel and Japanese high-definition TVs. Optimists point out that the impact of the oil-price spike may be softened by the fact that coal, not oil, generates most of China's electricity, somewhat shielding its factories from the effect of rising oil prices. The government also limits the impact of rising fuel costs by dictating the price of gasoline and diesel at the wholesale level each month. Wholesale gas prices in China are currently about 80% of what the market price...
...somewhat neglecting the capacity or desire of the al-Qaeda organization to destabilize the Southeast Asia region." JEAN-LOUIS BRUGUI?RE,France's top terrorism investigator, warning that al-Qaeda could be planning to attack a major Asian financial center such as Tokyo or Singapore in order to create economic havoc...