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...Funding for the National Institutes of Health, which controls the lion's share of funding for biomedical research, has been stagnant in recent years, and the spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate last week would maintain current levels of funding for financial aid and research through March—both of which translate into a decline in real terms...
...there are surely members of lower socioeconomic classes—first-generation immigrants, for instance—who are on the academic rise. As members of educational elites, we should continue to help pave the way for these individuals by supporting college-level programs like the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, as well as efforts for younger students, such as the successful New York-based Prep for Prep program...
...back on track, but his talks with the North Koreans didn't produce a breakthrough. By alienating its neighbors - and potential donors - North Korea could make it harder to alleviate its food crisis. "It is in the capacity of the North Korans to act in ways that will terminate aid," says Peterson's Noland...
...September, the North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun said in an editorial that "all workers should take part in the autumn-harvesting battle," in the hope of a bumper harvest. The crops might give a respite to the food crisis when they become available later this year, but some aid workers and North Korea watchers believe the relief will be only temporary. Early estimates predict this year's harvest will be as much as 30% below average, because of a lack of fertilizers, which means the food shortage in 2009 could well be worse. For the North Koreans, the coming months...
...Africa will post economic growth of 6.5% this year, although the world credit crisis could trim that to 5%. And the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports that a larger share of the money coming into Africa since 2006 has been investment by entrepreneurs seeking profit rather than aid...