eaker Foley, the League of Women Voters, and other interested parties are suing to block term limits in Washington State in what could be a decisive case.In his brief to the US district court in Seattle, Foley protested that imposing a limit on his service ``will inevitably weaken my ability to protect the interests of the constituents who elected me.'' As the 1998 election nears, he will lose stature in the House, and that will damage voters in his state, he charges.US Term Limits, in its brief, found Foley's complaint ``particularly preposterous,'' since it comes from the Speaker, ``who is, by definition, the most influential member of Congress.'' League opposes limitsThe League of Women Voters told the court that it often takes ``a decade or more'' to get difficult issues through Congress. Cutting off House members after six years will injure the league's ability to ``lobby'' and ``educate'' incumbents to de
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Air Jordan 1 a senior Egyptian official. European Community leaders are expected to continue to press for a diplomatic solution even if P'erez de Cu'ellar fails.The House Committee on Foreign Affairs was scheduled yesterday to mark up its foreign aid bill, which includes funds for international family planning legislation. [See related story].While man's impact on nature has long been felt locally, the worldwide effect of steady growth in population and development is becoming increasingly evident in light of deforestation, species loss, and global warming.For example, the clearing of forests for firewood in Nepal caused erosion and siltation that in turn created small islands where rivers emptied into the sea. Landstarved peasants in Bangladesh (where 110 million people live in an area the size of Wisconsin) crowded onto these islands, which put them in the direct path of cyclones.Lester Brown, president of the Worldwatch
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