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...Thai officials anonymously told local newspapers they were aware of the presence of avian flu in November but were told to keep it quiet and blame the culling of poultry on an outbreak of chicken cholera and bronchitis. Away from the cameras, Thaksin and his Cabinet may be less eager to feast on Thai chicken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing Chicken | 1/26/2004 | See Source »

...part, regular-semester courses are identified with a department and a discipline and are designed to cover a certain body of knowledge. College teachers are expected to know something and to be able to teach it; for most courses it is not enough for a teacher to be an eager student and a good reader...

Author: By Murray Dry, | Title: A J-Term Education for Students—And Professors | 1/26/2004 | See Source »

MANCHESTER, N.H.—An eager field of Democratic candidates raced across the Granite State this weekend with an impending sense of urgency and new set of expectations in advance of tomorrow’s crucial primary vote...

Author: By Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kerry Leads, Three Vie for Second in New Hampshire | 1/26/2004 | See Source »

Nobody in Congress will be eager to give Bush a postdated check for his mission to Mars without some tough scrutiny. For one thing, turf battles are sure to erupt. NASA is being asked to hack $11 billion off its current budget to free money for the new mission. Members will want to protect existing projects in their states or districts, not to mention NASA research on climate and astronomy that they believe is worthy. "Human beings in space isn't going to be the driver of our science policy," says Sherwood Boehlert (R., N.Y.), chairman of the House Committee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Bush's Vision: Any Votes In The Cosmos? | 1/26/2004 | See Source »

Elizabeth A. Whitman ’05-’06, who has battled depression and an eating disorder, says that when she mentioned the possibility of taking time off, her senior tutor was eager to help her leave...

Author: By Katharine A. Kaplan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Troubled Students Feel College Nudges Them Off Campus | 1/23/2004 | See Source »

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