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...proposed mandates represent another blow to states' rights that may ultimately stir up the federalist wing of the G.O.P., which is unhappy with the massive new education and homeland-security burdens imposed by Washington on the rest of the country. The suggested ID changes are particularly bold, since the 9/11 reform bill passed in December asked state officials to come together on their own to craft national standards for driver's licenses. A 16-person commission had been merrily doing that until it got a letter last week from the feds suspending its operation. "There are legitimate concerns about undermining...
...have policy differences. Brown, though a supporter of business and leery of tax rates that might drive the wealthy out of Britain, is considered more left-wing, or "Old Labour." He has more passion for redistributing money to the poorest than Blair, and is concerned that injecting more choice into public services will lead to unacceptably different standards of quality. But these disputes have always been "pretty subtle - the sort of thing you have to be a senior civil servant or a think-tank person to put your finger on," says Sunder Katwala, general secretary of the Fabian Society...
...past the SPD has tried to court the business vote by partially deregulating the labor market and cutting corporate income tax. Alienating the business community is a risky strategy, but analysts say Müntefering sees this as the surest way to galvanize his party's left wing, unhappy that business has not rewarded Schröder's reforms by creating jobs. But the rhetoric may not be having the intended effect. The SPD continues to lose support in North Rhine-Westphalia. "It's not a critique of capitalism, but of the foundation of our economy and society...
...subcommittee is expected to begin releasing voluminous details of oil contracts with Charles Pasqua, a former French Interior Minister and onetime close associate of French President Jacques Chirac's who has categorically denied any involvement. Among others to be named are a member of British Parliament, a right-wing politician in Russia and a former senior aide to Russia's President, Vladimir Putin...
Besides, there's a long-standing Bush tradition of winking at the country, particularly when the family has to pay homage to the conservative wing of the Republican Party. Laura's earthy jokes--for instance, about Bush knowing so little about animals he once tried to milk a male horse--all but said, "We're not as different from you as you think. So don't be afraid." Laura and her mother-in-law Barbara both have signaled that they are pro choice on abortion, despite what their husbands may think...