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Nine Highlights From Education in 2012
credit: http://ubcmisa.orgFrom fights for equality in schooling overseas to new approaches to the issues that affect our campuses, education in 2012 had its share of highlights and headlines. By no m ...
25 Dec, 2012
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Does Budget Sequestration Work?
Credit: APThe Budget Control Act of 2011, the center of the current fiscal debacle, was passed in August of last year as a way to ensure that Congress substantively address the budget crisis by the e ...
18 Dec, 2012
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Budget Sequestration At Center of Fiscal Debate, Raises Questions
Credit: APThe Budget Control Act of 2011, the center of the current fiscal debacle, was passed in August of last year as a way to ensure that Congress substantively address the budget crisis by the e ...
18 Dec, 2012
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Austin Energy Receives Half a Million For Clean Cities Project
Credit: austin.ynn.comAustin Energy, an energy company owned by the City of Austin that serves the residents of Austin and surrounding areas, is about to receive a $500,000 grant for the Central Texa ...
11 Dec, 2012
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Amendment Extends Abortion Coverage for Servicewomen
Photo: David Kamm, NSRDECOn December 4, the Senate voted unanimously to adopt their version of the National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA) for 2013, which included an amendment to exte ...
11 Dec, 2012
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The Climate Change Discussions Fail Once More
Photo: UNFCCCDiscussions about climate change in the United Nations have been going on for 20 years, without much success. The fact that negotiators failed to deliver even the minimum requiremen ...
09 Dec, 2012
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Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Offers Advice for Republicans
Credit: Gage SkidmoreAmid the Republicans' electoral defeats of 2012, there have been many arm-chair prescriptions made for the party. Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer recommended Republicans ...
01 Dec, 2012
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Thorn Street Brewery: Bringing Brewing to the Neighborhood
Eric (left) and Dennis (right) O'Connor (no relation).Brewing beer typically starts out in a small kitchen with a close friend or family member, and is ultimately a trial and error process. All equip ...
01 Dec, 2012
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State by State, the Case Against Prisons Becomes Promising
http://www.sanquentinblog.com/The United States imprisons more of its own citizens than any other country in the world including China, who has a population four times the size. Five percent of the w ...
26 Nov, 2012
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Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Seeks Elimination of Straw Poll
(Credit: Washington Times)Barely a few weeks after the conclusion of the 2012 presidential election, there is already much speculation about the 2016 elections. Kentucky US Senator Rand Paul has indi ...
25 Nov, 2012
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