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...downturn as cash-strapped governments across the continent have made massive cuts in public services and begun to charge for things that were once free. "There is definitely a cause for concern at this point," says Thomas Estermann, head of funding for the European University Association. "On the one hand, we see how important it is to invest in higher education and research to overcome the crisis, but governments that had to bail out their financial sectors have to make cuts somewhere. It's difficult to balance that...
...students are now required to babysit their DAPA Nalgenes and keep one hand on the switch at all times in order to achieve a filled container with their choice of water...
Danowski, on the other hand, is confident that his team can handle the big stage...
...February, the National Republican Campaign Committee, which works to elect Republicans to the House, had slightly more than $6 million in the bank, compared with the nearly $20 million held by its Democratic counterpart. The Republican committee in the Senate that finances campaigns had $12.9 million on hand, compared with $14.3 million available to Senate Democrats. And the Republican National Committee trailed the Democratic National Committee, $9.5 million to $10.7 million. The war-chest gap in the House is the most notable, because that chamber is the one Republicans have the highest hopes of recapturing...
...Gingrich, an outsize personality whose Contract with America manifesto gave congressional Republicans a simple and accessible platform around which to rally voter discontent. This time, there's no clear-cut, dynamic leader to spearhead the charge and challenge Obama the way Gingrich challenged Clinton. On the other hand, in 1994 no one knew who Democratic House Speaker Tom Foley and Democratic Senate majority leader George Mitchell were. These days, the faces of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are plastered all over GOP attack...