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Fertilizer runoff from the Mississippi River has killed sea life over an area the size of New Jersey in the Gulf of Mexico, says an article . Farmers are resisting calls to curtail fertilizer use.
The WP runs an op-ed complaining that the U.S. is single-handedly resisting a U.N. attempt to reduce the worldwide use of child soldiers.
The urge to merge is a powerful one, but resisting it is usually the smartest course.
Plans were developed by addressing questions such as: Why are they resisting this change?
Analysts have identified four schools of thought, in ascending order of laxity: 1) The Marine Corps, which is resisting the loosening of standards because, in the words of a spokesman, "If you can't trust the Marine next to you to remain faithful, how can you trust him on the battlefield?"