Word: whether
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...Cambridge political system dictates that for a question to get on the ballot, it must be endorsed by 8 percent of the voting population. Supporters of the rent control ballot were confused as to whether all of those votes had to come from active voters...
Nader used much of his time to delve into the role of a lawyer, questioning who lawyers are supposed to serve and whether they fulfill their role of fighting for justice...
Still, private involvement in public education raises questions about whether the schools are relinquishing their basic function. While public school guidance counselors have to be certified and hold specific degrees, there are no guidelines for outside professionals. And, asks Stanford's Reider, "shouldn't DeFuniak's English department be doing reading and writing skills...
Both men have always defied pigeonholes. In the Senate, Gore was an environmentalist who knew everything about the MX missile; Bradley favored funding the Nicaraguan contras, but was against the Gulf War. These days, whether they are talking health care, education, crime or poverty, the instruments they use, for the most part, all come out of the New Democrat toolbox. Bradley has gone further left on gays, proposing that they should have all the legal and economic rights of marriage short of the title itself, and he's gone further on gun control, where he favors registering all handguns...
...Whether there is or not, Farley's much coveted tariff break comes at a cost. Eliminating duties on apparel from the Caribbean will run U.S. taxpayers at least $1 billion in lost revenue over five years--a figure that, by congressional rules, must be made up with cuts in other programs...