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...Protection and Fischer's successor as co-leader of the Green parliamentary group. Matthias Berninger, 34, the co-leader of the Greens in the Hesse state parliament, says he fights with other leading party members "about how much debt the state should take on. We can't pass the burden to the next generation." It still seems likely that the next German government will be headed by someone who came of age in the tumultuous 1960s. But Merkel, 51, though raised on the Beatles, grew up in East Germany. Her sense of the essence of the 1960s must be very...
With top wide receivers junior Corey Mazza and senior Rodney Byrnes still out with injuries, the burden will once again rest on sophomore quarterback Liam O’Hagan to create passing room, especially with tailback Clifton Dawson not playing at full strength...
When Howie Day performs at the University of Pennsylvania’s (UPenn) fall concert this year, his tour’s corporate sponsor, Verizon Wireless, will save UPenn thousands of dollars and ease the logistical burden of putting on a large-scale concert, according to Sam Huntington, co-chair of the concert division of UPenn’s Social Planning and Events Commission...
...combat deaths, including six last week. That brings the overall total since 2001 to 196 deaths and 601 wounded. The surge in violence comes at an inopportune time for the Pentagon, which wants to cut the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and turn over more of the combat burden to NATO, whose role is now limited to peacekeeping. Four days spent with Turner's Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, in the badlands of southern Afghanistan provides a glimpse of how one group of soldiers sustains its morale and mettle while up against...
Less than two weeks ago, we outlined steps professors should take to reduce the cost of coursepacks. Linking to e-resources instead of including articles (and their attendant copyright costs) in coursepacks is one easy way for professors to help students save on course materials. The burden should not fall on professors alone, however. Now that most of the coursepacks have been distributed for the semester, the PMD can begin reviewing what went wrong and what went right, and formulating plans to keep costs down for the coming years...