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Most students have difficulty retaining scientific concepts within the traditional textbook-and-lecture format, and “Phil was one of the very first to realize this,” Huchra said, adding that Sadler “will continue as a major player in the field...
...would not be as radical a maneuver as Republicans claim. Created in 1974, reconciliation has been used 21 times, mostly by Republicans, who employed it to, among other things, pass two sets of George W. Bush's tax cuts. Reconciliation has often been the way that Congress has made major rewrites to health care policy; for instance, the COBRA program that allows people to continue buying their employers' coverage after they leave their jobs gets its name from the acronym for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. (See the top 10 health care reform...
...many outlets as they could - with 129 press interviews in his first 10 months in office, compared with 44 for George W. Bush and 51 for Bill Clinton. Whenever possible, Obama positioned himself to speak to the American people directly, with four prime-time press conferences, two major addresses before Congress and countless daytime events that garnered live coverage. But in a year-end review of communications performance, Pfeiffer and Dunn found that the President often lost control of the conversation by focusing too much on governing while the opposition campaigned against him, exploiting the cyclone's appetite for controversy...
...between the country's villages and cities. These tens of thousands of drivers and vehicle owners were outraged by Morales' decision (previously, the penalties were imposed on a three-strikes-and-you're-out system). These transportistas, as they are known, not only refused to work, but also blocked major roadways. (See Evo Morales and the worst dressed world leaders...
...Sauerland cell were so thorough and detailed that even prosecutors were surprised. But did they regret their actions? Gelowicz's lawyer points out that his client said during the trial "luckily nothing happened," seeming to be relieved their terror plot had been thwarted. Luckily, Germany did avert a major terrorist attack - this time. The question is whether the authorities have learned any lessons to prevent the next homegrown plot from coming to fruition...