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Andrew Sullivan's proposal for an added $1-a-gallon gas tax to pay for the war in Iraq was insightful and timely [April 19]. A majority of Americans initially backed the war, and it is appalling to watch that support vanish as people are asked to do more than place flags on their SUVs. Keeping the gas tax at its current level only serves to enrich OPEC nations at the expense of the U.S. The heads of Ford and General Motors have already voiced support for an increased gasoline tax. It's time for the rest of America...
...swing voters; the only swing factor is whether they vote or not. If this is the case, college students could be an important swing bloc in the Democrats’ favor. Apathy and cynicism are no longer excuses for not voting in an age where our rights vanish before our eyes, deficits rise that we will inevitably pay and leaders lie to our face. No one is going to give us anything; voting is the only way we will gain political respect...
...Lieut. General Safdar Hussain, the Frontier Corps commander, told journalists that a vehicle that may have been carrying al-Zawahiri managed to crash through militia roadblocks and escape. Yet what made the military believe they might still have a trophy in their gunsights was that al-Qaeda fighters normally vanish when confronted with a sizable force. This time they resisted fiercely, as if to protect someone special. Somewhere between 200 and 400 militants kept 8,000 Pakistani soldiers half a mile away with a steady barrage of small-arms fire, anti-aircraft guns and rocket-propelled grenades. After...
Benjamin J. Toff '05 Editorial Chair While we are away this Spring Break—just like the last two years—this upcoming week will bring warm, sunny weather to Cambridge, which will vanish as soon as we return...
...Crimson (13-11, 6-5 Ivy) retained those hopes after a dominating win over Yale (6-19, 3-9 Ivy), only to watch them vanish with a disappointing loss to Brown...