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...Kennedy wants to write a "clean" bill raising the minimum wage, but Reid doubts it could pass without including tax breaks for business that Republicans are demanding. Even Reid's freshmen are uppity. When he called Virginia's Senator Jim Webb to inform him of his committee assignments--the standard backwater spots that junior members are usually consigned to--Webb demanded "A" assignments on both Armed Services and Foreign Relations. Since Webb's surprise victory gave Reid his majority, Webb got what he wanted...
...largely target budget shoppers. The Chinese cars are expected to carry rock-bottom prices along with generous warranties to ease concerns about their quality and long-term reliability. Since the Chinese exporters have such low labor costs - around $2 an hour - they can afford to pack the cars with standard features like electronic stability control, antilock brakes and rear-view cameras for parking assistance. Nor are the cars being designed with drab proleterian styling. The highly regarded Italian design shop Pininfarina produced the interior and exterior styling of the Liebao line. And lest you think Americans...
...Wang Jisi of Beijing University, one of China's top foreign policy scholars, says one of the most important developments of 2006 was that the communiqué issued after a key conference on foreign affairs for top officials had no reference to the tired old terms that have been standard in China's diplomatic vocabulary...
...highest level, Markgraf still found time to work with a young Harvard squad. After the departure of stellar goalkeeper Katie Shields ’06 and her record-setting eleven shutouts in 2005, freshmen defenders had to learn quickly this past season to retain the team’s standard for strong defensive play. Working with Markgraf helped speed up this transition. “She has really helped us lay out our defensive strategy,” freshman defender Lizzy Nichols said in October. “She was really key in that beginning stage of organization...
...active euthanasia, as they are ways of widening the management options available to the sickest of newborns." At least in Ashley's case, however much the doctors debated the proper "management options," they all agreed that her life had a value worth fighting to preserve. But as a standard, that's a pretty...