Word: vitale
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...stakeholders that the U.S. is not only committed to eliminating extremism, but that it is also invested in regional development. It might even raise America's image in Pakistan; at last count, the U.S. received a 19% approval rating, compared with bin Laden's 34%. Peace would free up vital trade routes to Central Asia that would not only enrich Afghanistan but open markets in India to Pakistani products and resources...
...would halve the state's current 5.3% income tax in early 2009 and remove the tax entirely by the following year. Although advocates said the measure could have saved taxpayers an average of $3,700 each year; critics pointed out that the significant loss of tax revenue would undermine vital public services and force legislators to make up the revenue elsewhere - with property tax, for example. More than two-thirds of voters rejected the measure...
...percent and a college matriculation rate of 92 percent. But that wasn’t enough to save it from the chopping block. The program just had its state earmark of $150,000 cut in half, and this is only one of a series of cuts to vital social services in the Cambridge community. Budget decreases for Work Force have been mirrored by cuts for the Community Computer Center and programs that offer support for affordable housing. The worst may not be over yet: City officials are worried that the current round of budget-slashing will pale in comparison...
...vital that the next administration put science at the fore, because today’s biggest challenges require scientific solutions. For instance, global warming may be the biggest international threat of our generation. Both major candidates have outlined a form of a cap-and-trade system to fight it, but they could both use more guidance. The negative side effects and enforcement problems plaguing Europe’s cap-and-trade system over the past few years should be a clear warning to both candidates that the policy is much better in theory than in practice. In addition, research indicates...
...Florida is a vital state to the Republican cause,” Gaylor said. “There’s a strong conservative population there, and many of the independent voters don’t want to see a Democrat elected to the White House when they already control Congress...