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However, the proposal to dramatically expand the size of the House would ultimately generate more problems than it would fix. At its current size of 435 members, the House is already slow and inefficient, and doubling its size would only exacerbate these problems. Increasing the size of the House to 1,000 members would make the already protracted process of lawmaking even longer...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Full House | 9/20/2009 | See Source »

...Consumers in nations that already have such official taxes won't be included in the first phase of the voluntary contribution. If the initiative proves successful, though, expect it to expand. As for the size of the suggested contribution, Douste-Blazy says it was kept at a modest $2 so as not to take funds away from UNICEF and other aid organizations that rely on donations. If the initiative does take off, is there a risk that governments will view it as an excuse to spend even less on international aid? Douste-Blazy is firm: "It's an addition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Airline-Ticket Tax to Aid the Developing World | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

...before we knew they were going to scholarships.”Despite not being a viable candidate for any FBS opposition, Harvard is looking to make the most of its non-conference schedule. Realizing the nationwide clout that the Harvard name carries, Murphy is looking to expand the field of competition beyond the Northeast for alumni- and recruiting-related reasons. The University of San Diego is just one of the many new names on the Crimson’s upcoming schedule.“Southern California’s become such a big Ivy League recruiting area...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FOOTBALL '09: Patriot Games: Scholarships Pose Threat to the Ivy Way | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

...maintains essential features of journal publication such as peer review and the “author-pays” model, in which the author must pay the publisher for the article to appear. The free access not only benefits readers but is especially beneficial for authors looking to expand their readership. “Open-access journals and closed-access journals operate in exactly the same way with the exception of their business models,” Computer Science Professor Stuart M. Shieber ’81, the faculty director of the Office for Scholarly Communication at Harvard, wrote...

Author: By Linda Zhang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Pushes Open Access | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

...Medicaid Baucus would expand Medicaid coverage, which currently tops out for people who make 100% of the poverty level, to 133% of that level ($29,327 for a family of four), a shift that is expected to cover an additional 10 million Americans, including childless adults who have previously not been eligible for the program. Medicaid, however, has always been a partnership between the states and the Federal Government, and Baucus wasn't willing to absorb all of the costs of expanding the program. Under his proposal, the Federal Government would pay most of the new Medicaid costs: at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Things Dems Don't Like About the Baucus Bill | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

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