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...Barnhill, in particular, has had to bridge an ever-widening gap. Friends from his block now have children; many didn’t even make it out of high school. Meanwhile, Barnhill got into Harvard, and then the Spee...
...Ambinder calls Harvard a conduit for journalists, citing the particular kind of education it offers as a critical factor in graduates’ career choices...
...scientists involved in the advance, James Thompson, pointed out that Bush’s “ethical” approach (i.e. repeatedly vetoing bills that would loosen regulations on the research) is what set stem cell research back about four years. Bush is taking credit for funding a particular area of science when he was in fact one of the main opponents (fiscally and vocally) of what many scientists believe to be the most promising area of the research: human embryos...
...While virtually no one will contest Sarkozy's view - nor challenge his duty as head of state to fully back officers who have been attacked while trying to enforce law and order - the question is, does he need to be making that particular point when the rioters who sought to injure or kill police seem to be calming down? This issue of Sarkozy's timing is key, given his notorious reputation when, as the Interior Minister, he was seen using racially loaded terms to denounce project hooligans just days before the riots exploded...
...others saw birth control prices increase three to four-fold. “With such a large denominator of students on the University health plan, and such a large number of medications offered through the plan, there is a big enough base to absorb such price fluctuations in one particular drug,” said Mark L. Hurwitz, finance director for health plans at University Health Services (UHS). Although most universities offer health plans to their students, many require that students procure separate prescription drugs through an external insurance plan. UHS, however, provides direct prescription coverage for the roughly...