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...week in scaring the Big Red. For the first time in weeks, Cornell looked mortal, trailing Brown with as few as 16 minutes remaining. If Columbia, Dartmouth, Penn, and Yale can follow the Bears’ lead, then sooner of later one or both of the league leaders will fall...
...half of Americans believe that the H1N1 swine flu outbreak has passed, and only one-third remain “somewhat” or “very” concerned about catching the virus, reflecting a significant reduction in levels of concern about the pandemic compared to last fall...
...drop-off in fear has accompanied an enormous reduction in cases of influenza-like symptoms among students. While UHS treated 900 such cases in the fall of 2009, there have been only 13 since...
People who fall into homelessness say it feels like a spiral. A layoff, a medical emergency or a domestic quarrel sets off a chain reaction of bad luck. And the risk of falling into the economic abyss has increased, even in better times. Writing before the housing bubble burst and Wall Street collapsed, Yale political scientist Jacob Hacker showed that the big difference between 30 years ago and today is the dramatic growth in income volatility. American family incomes now rise and fall much more sharply from year to year, and this is happening at the same time that public...
...major factor in Hutchison's fall in the polls is widespread discontent with Washington among likely Republican voters. Hutchison's storied 17-year career - she is ranked as one of the 30 most powerful women in the country by Ladies' Home Journal - and her success in bringing home the bacon has become a liability. When poll respondents were asked whether they trust Austin or Washington politicians more when it comes to problem solving, 78% said Austin, and just 3% picked Washington. It is a point Perry pounds home in his ads. (See a story about Rick Perry and the secession...