These measures send the clearest possible signal that he has no intention of reforming our planet-trashing, resource-guzzling transport systems, before they run into the wall of peak oil and climate change.
Such measures send the damaging message that human rights are mere standards of convenience - an attitude also adopted by the west towards the Middle East where resentment and grievances fuel support for al-Qaida, added the report.
The new measures sent Greek bond prices up for the fourth session in a row, with the spread between German and Greek 10-year bonds narrowing to 291 basis points, from 305 basis points on Tuesday.
This denial of equal moral status explains why such measures send an insulting message, one that is objectionable over and above any impact it has on the autonomy of citizens.
— California families on welfare would receive a $50 monthly diaper voucher for young children, and students at Cal State schools could get extra help graduating on time under measures sent to Brown.
Hawaii's legislature recently passed a similar measure, sending it to Gov. Linda Lingle.
Yet on at least one measure, sending soldiers to Iraq was one of the few gestures their country has made which could be seen as comparatively generous.
The measure – sending CO19 officers armed with semi-automatic guns to "routinely" patrol so-called "gun crime hotspots" – purports to respond to a disturbing increase in contained gun violence between some of London's Turkish gangs.
In the end, Mr. Gerlach and Mr. Young, along with Representative Wayne T. Gilchrist, Republican of Maryland were among the switchers, and Mr. Bartlett voted for the measure, sending it to the Senate, where its future is dim, because Republicans there say it would face a filibuster.
Two days after the bill cleared the Assembly, the Senate approved the measure, sending it to the governor's desk.
