The U.S. and the European Union have embarked on an aggressive system of mandates and subsidies designed to transition the world away from geological fuel sources towards agricultural ones.

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The bill is not without problems, such as the provision that mandates that all employers, public and private, use the federal E-Verify system, which checks workers' immigration status.

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Robert Leider of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law suggests simple adjustments of the rules relating to mental health status and access to firearms, including safe storage mandates for responsible relatives of the mentally impaired, and a much improved tracking and reporting system for those who are currently so impaired.

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Lexington Institute COO and Forbes contributor Loren Thompson argues in this post that there is no sizable constituency in the political system for big defense cuts, and that both parties appear to be betting on averting sequestration mandates.

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The representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) spoke on behalf of the UN system, saying that the UN would continue to support the Congolese Government in the framework of their respective mandates.

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