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...overcounting in left-leaning areas, argue that the Constitution's use of the word actual mandates a nose count. Getting it right is important: in addition to its role in doling out congressional seats, the Census influences the allocation of more than $400 billion in federal funds that affect the lives of some 300 million Americans. How many, exactly? It'll tell us that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brief History: The U.S. Census | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...looks closer, however, it is evident that The Crimson’s content boards all operate from an American standpoint. International affairs are typically considered on the editorial page when they affect Washington’s foreign policy. The activities of the International Relations Council and Woodbridge Society, two of Harvard’s largest student groups, are usually ignored on the news pages, which diligently report events run by the IOP, Dems, and Republicans...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha | Title: Whither the Crimson? | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...much news coverage, like ending homelessness or stopping deforestation, may begin to lose funding as public attention shifts to the issue of the week. Some research shows that online donors tend to spend less when they later send an offline donation, although it is unclear how this will affect the overall distribution of charity dollars in the long...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Better Giving Through Chemistry | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

Harvard’s poor shooting did not seem to affect Matera, though, who went 4-for-5 from the field and 9-for-9 at the free throw line. “Miss Consistency” was also perfect from outside the arc in her 19-point performance, making both of her three-point attempts...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Unprepared Crimson No Match for Princeton | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...While it is clear that the spread of [new communication] technologies is transforming our world, it is still unclear how that transformation will affect the human rights and human welfare of the world's population," noted Clinton. That's because "on their own, new technologies do not take sides in the struggle for freedom and progress, but the United States does; we stand for a single Internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas." (Read about internet searches in China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Girds for a Fight for Internet Freedom | 2/6/2010 | See Source »

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