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...have a direct bearing upon neglected diseases endemic to the developing world. For example, as a result of TDAF funding, a faculty member at the Harvard School of Public Health has been able to advance his efforts to develop new drugs against tuberculosis, a neglected disease that remains a major threat to public health...
...answer that.”Turk, who has been the district’s deputy superintendent since 2002 and is serving as the interim superintendent, was the second candidate to speak. She highlighted her 32-year involvement with the district and her many relationships with city residents as major strengths.She also stressed that Cambridge’s diversity is one of the city’s major strengths, as well as a great challenge. “If we build a culture right from the beginning that says people are different, then it’s a norm...
After a slow start, Rogers has been on an absolute tear over the past few weeks. His slugging percentage stands at a whopping .729. He’s hit five homers and has driven in 19 runs. He leads his team in every major hitting category...
...first major overseas trip as president, Barack Obama has a G-20 meeting, a NATO summit and a roundtable discussion in a Muslim country on the itinerary. But at a morning briefing the day before his departure - as reporters focused on the ouster of General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner - Press Secretary Robert Gibbs didn't field a single question about the President's trip. It was a sign of how ubiquitous and rote presidential foreign travel has become. (See the 10 Ideas Changing the World Right...
...seen in recent months. The city of Lahore was long considered immune to terrorism strikes, but it suffered its first suicide bombing in January 2008. With the second full-frontal attack in less than a month, there are fears that the militants are training their sights on Pakistan's major cities. In the face of it all, the government seems ineffective. There has yet to be a successful prosecution of a terrorist suspect...