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...holding local elections. Three weeks may seem like a long way off. By November 7, Halloween will have come and gone, and Thanksgiving will be just around the corner. More to the point, however, tomorrow--October 17--is the last day on which Cambridge residents can register to vote in this fall's elections. Students can register at the Cambridge Election Commission, 362 Green Street in Central Square, today or tomorrow...
...election will not provide a sufficient solution to Cambridge's problems, but it is a necessary part of the solution. The future of our city does indeed hinge upon the outcome of this local election. Don't regret later that you could have made a difference: register to vote today...
Such arguments did not sway Democratic lawmakers, who overwhelmingly voted down a pair of Administration-backed amendments. One, sponsored by Oklahoma Republican Mickey Edwards and favored by the White House, would have limited earned income tax credits for child care to a mere $200 to $300 a year; it was defeated by a vote of 285 to 140. The White House then tried to rally support for a compromise devised by Texas Democrat Charles Stenholm, which would have prohibited the Government from setting standards for child-care centers and personnel. It went down, 230 to 195. The bill's supporters...
Even if the necessary two-thirds of the delegates at the CITES meeting vote to declare the elephant an endangered species, nations can exempt themselves from a trade ban without penalty. That is what the southern African nations have said they will do if a compromise cannot be reached. The real danger is that other countries may also break rank. The more porous the ban, the more the opportunities for illegal trading. Already South Africa and Botswana are on the smugglers' routes. An ambiguous result in Lausanne could embolden the trade and undermine enforcement efforts in Africa. Time...
Quarles had emphasized the oncampus origination of PSO and said he did not believe a two-union ticket would split the vote...