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...tragic that the stimulus program has been birthed, at last, but was stillborn. There are a number of other factors that could help reverse the drop in GDP, but none of these has a sure chance of success. It would be hard to find a large industry in America which is adding jobs. For that matter, it would be hard to find a large American company making net additions to its payroll...
...immediate threat, though, is economic. Venezuela relies on oil and gas for 93% of its export revenues. López says Chávez is rushing the term-limits question to the polls again before the drop in oil prices hammers the economy and shrinks his checkbook. Inflation is more than 30%, and the country faces shortages of staples such as milk. Chávez insists his government has stored away reserves to cushion the looming pain and recently pledged that "even if the price of oil drops to zero," the social largesse will keep flowing...
...where he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Public Schools since 2001. During his tenure, CPS targeted perennial problems with student and family involvement by sponsoring initiatives with names like “Real Men Read” and “Don’t Drop Out.” Significant reform initiatives helped boost ACT scores, doubled the number of CPS students taking Advanced Placement exams, and opened over thirty new schools. In Washington, Duncan will have to take on education reform on a national scale...
...ever spent any time on Facebook or Twitter, you know that much of what people post is simply the boring minutia of daily life. Did we really need to know what Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley was doing for New Year's? ("I didn't stay up to see Ball drop. I will watch Hawkeyw ftball. Otherwise read. Not a very exciting new year celebration but tradition for me.") Or that McCaskill broke her diet on Saturday and had a chocolate mousse with raspberry sauce? Probably not, but if Americans really want an unvarnished look at their elected Representatives, perhaps such...
...Despite many studies of the effectiveness of castration - both surgical and chemical - the results are inconclusive. Some surveys suggest castration can dramatically reduce recidivism. One 1989 survey in Germany of 104 voluntary castrates showed a 75% drop in sexual interest, libido, erection and ejaculation. But measuring such changes is notoriously difficult and often depends on the subjective self-reports of sex offenders. A 1989 Psychological Bulletin study concluded that "the recidivism rate for treated offenders is not lower than that for untreated offenders; if anything, it tends to be higher." Many other studies emphasize the mental nature of deviant sexual...