Today, the process of cleaning water begins with the same steps employed by the ancient Egyptians, followed by extensive filtration to get rid of debris as well as most germs and chemicals.

“First we have to take care of … getting rid of the hazardous waste, cleaning things up so that people can start right away,” Bass said.

She wants to get rid of barriers to business and make it harder for green groups to put the brakes on big development.

That kind of fantasy gets certain people hot and bothered: Maybe we can get rid of democracy just by saying so!

He said it was inevitable and, for those migrants who refused to leave the country, "the only way to get rid of them will be to kill every single one of them".