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...claim, Walt and Mearsheimer quote Israel’s founding prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, as having said at a meeting in the late 1930s: “After the formation of a large army in the wake of the establishment of the state, we shall abolish partition and expand to the whole of Palestine...
...President Hugo Chavez has spent much of his recent time and energy trying to export his Bolivarian leftist revolution across Central and South America, doling out windfall oil profits to his allies and exchanging strong rhetoric with the United States. At home, he has done his best to expand his revolution, most recently seizing oil fields from two multinational companies that refused to sign joint ventures with his government. But judging by the protests in Caracas this week against rampant crime and police corruption, Chavez may want to plow more money into basic necessities like law and order...
...affected, it’s different than if he was standing up straight. [Dancing] is a team sport and you’re forced to learn incredible skills. I felt it was a commercial movie, but it had a message. The more programs [like Pierre’s] could expand, the better for everyone...
...Food and Drug Administration has not approved cloned animals for consumption. It will be several years before healthier bacon appears on the market, according to Kang. While other many animals have been cloned, none have been designed to produce Omega-3s. Kang and his collaborative research group plan to expand the project to eventually include cows, fish, and chickens. “As people realize the importance of Omega-3s, our product will easily be accepted since the nutrients themselves are naturally occurring,” explained Kang. The cloned pigs, Kang said, “don?...
...Thursday contained provisions that give the federal government excessive influence over colleges. But supporters of the act said that it will rein in tuition hikes and make college more affordable. The legislation would increase the maximum individual Pell Grant by $200 to $6,000. It also looks to expand federal oversight of colleges by monitoring tuition hikes. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, said in a statement that “consistent increases in college costs have made it clear that colleges...