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...Administration and Congress have to juggle a lot of priorities right now. What happens if Congress drags its feet on cap and trade and we don't see it passed in the near future? Is there any way regulation could step in if greenhouse gases really are a direct threat to public health and welfare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lisa Jackson: The New Head of the EPA | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

After he succumbed to an unforgiving riptide while bodysurfing near San Francisco's Ocean Beach on April 12 at 48, his close friend Harrod Blank remarked that Kennedy's works were, "ironically, inspired by the sea." So it was true to form that Kennedy dubbed his first creation--originally a Nissan Sentra--Ripper the Friendly Shark. He equipped the working car with a toothy jaw and a tail that swished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tom Kennedy | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...after kidnappings. One afternoon, local children watched as a pickup rammed down the door of a house, sparking a gun battle that left four people dead in the street. Out at Rojas' ranch, the situation was worse. The drug gangs, whose trafficking route for marijuana, cocaine and heroin passes near a cluster of haciendas that includes Rojas', demanded protection money from the ranchers. When they balked, the gangs burned down the ranch houses, then abducted and executed one of Rojas' best friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Bloody Border: Mexico's Drug Wars | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...organization members, after gathering near the John Adams statue awaiting their cue, began an anti-climactic walk down the aisles of Annenberg while one member blared--well, more like played softly--music from his ipod speakers. After every individual busted out his or her runway walk towards the center of the room, the group came together to show off their dancing skills to the crowd. Oh, did we mention that you should come to Eleganza...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble | Title: Annenberg Crashers Fall Flat | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...content of the proposal was not presented in a way which made it anywhere near clear enough how this fit into the guiding idea behind General Education,” he said...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Alex M. Mcleese, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Great Books Plan Delayed | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

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