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Kraemer worked in Paola Arlotta’s lab on the differentiation of stem cells in the motor neurons of the spine this past summer, and she discovered her passion for a field that would actually matter for her. One day she would like to be able to help people with stem cell technology as a spinal orthopedic surgeon...
...Even when great players are not playing their best, they will win day in and day out against their toughest opponents. Laura is one of those types of players,” Bajwa said...
...extent that Brennan and the White House adopt the Bush Administration's approach on security, they win with the public. Americans approve of Obama when he gets tough on terrorists, as he did in the wake of the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day. His numbers for handling terrorism went up 4 points in a USA Today-Gallup poll after he demanded a shake-up in the intelligence and security systems following the Christmas Day attempt, and his handling of the incident was viewed favorably by 57% to 39% of respondents to a CNN poll...
...What Americans don't like is when it sounds as if Obama is deferring to legislative or court-mandated rules on dealing with terrorism suspects. They dislike civilian trials for those suspects - 57% want the Christmas Day suspect tried in a military court, vs. 42% for a civilian trial, according to the CNN poll. And 55% want Guantánamo to stay open, while 32% want it closed, according to a CBS poll. A surprising 51% of people surveyed in January said it was necessary to give up some civil liberties to make the country safer from terrorism...
...third straight day, about 230,000 federal employees were forced to stay home - a stoppage that Office of Personnel Management director John Berry has said costs taxpayers an estimated $100 million per day in labor that workers are unable to perform. With forecasts darkening on Tuesday, House majority leader Steny Hoyer canceled votes for the rest of the week, while the Senate called off votes slated for Wednesday. For what might be the first time ever, says Fred Beuttler, the House's deputy historian, the chamber's cafeteria was forced to close. Major hearings on Capitol Hill were postponed, including...