Promises
Promising is a device for obligating oneself. In a culture in which promising is available, people have a normative power that they would lack in the absence of this institution. By exercisin...
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You will be hosing ethanol into your gas tank. You will. It’s the law.The 551-page Energy Policy Act of 2005, signed last August, includes many sops to a blur of special interests, but one si...
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Winter mornings are beautiful in Vietnam. I am here working on a public health project in support of the region's militaries. As I walk the streets of Hanoi, I notice a bunch of kids and a few adu...
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Turkey's prime minister on Friday laid out a policy vision for the next five years that focuses on pursuing European Union membership and defending the state's secular and democratic principles.Pri...
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Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson told union members on Saturday he would give voters a preview of his Cabinet before voters pick the next president."I would announce my Cabinet befor...
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Not many believe American challenger Ray Austin will take the IBF heavyweight title away from Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday.But Austin's camp is promising to send a different fighter into the ring...
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Underlining the importance of protecting tennis' "appeal and integrity," the head of the men's professional tour promised Saturday to use "all means available" for an investigation into suspicious ...
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Promises
Ethanol Promises
