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...same day as the vote against increasing the mileage standards, the Senate voted to have the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study the matter and come up with a proposal for new standards within the next year. On top of that, the Senate voted by a smaller margin to exempt pickups from any new increases the study might recommend. It makes little sense to preemtively exempt pickup trucks from any new standards, and we worry that the loophole which classifies SUVs and minivans as “light trucks”—allowing them to be less efficient?...
...actually quite lovely in Mazar. There are signs of the coming spring, and the stalls are stocked with fruit. Mazar appears prosperous, with traffic jams a commonplace because of the many nongovernmental organizations in town. But it's all a veil over a disintegrating situation. Mazar's warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum is engaging in a wave of ethnic cleansing against the area's Pashtun minority. There are continuing stories of rape, looting and pillage against them. On the surface, Mazar appears to have moved beyond the war, but it is a powder keg. Kabul, on the other hand...
...monthly meetings routinely address fears of skyrocketing housing prices, anticipated traffic woes that will likely accompany development, and general distrust of Harvard after their secret dealings...
...requires a city that can handle 50,000 visitors. Although Boston is one of the smaller cities on the top ten list, it can most certainly handle that many convention-goers. While some may complain of Boston’s traffic, the city is highly accessible by foot, subway, and bus. The MBTA provides easy transportation between all areas of the city and its suburbs. Aside from New York and Chicago, none of the other cities can boast of such reliable and well-used public transportation...
...Smoother flying may be ahead, although it will take some time. The FAA announced this week that while air travel is picking up, it will take another year for traffic to climb back to pre-9/11 levels. And airlines won't start posting a profit until well into...