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...State of New York Department of Motor Vehicles just wasn’t impressed.Permit in hand and Driver’s Ed certificate by my side, I made my first driver’s test appointment in White Plains.“White Plains?! They don’t pass anyone.” I ignored the wise words of my fellow driving-impaired friends, and psyched myself up for the big day.Sure, maybe they haven’t passed anyone...yet, I thought. Just wait until they saw my driving skills. I sat in the car, waiting...
...Massachusetts State Senate will vote this week on Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 ‘s $1 billion ten-year plan to bolster the life sciences in Massachusetts. The bill, which passed in the House on Feb. 28, is designed to aid the biotechnology industry, spur job development, and entice talented professors and researchers to the Bay State’s state universities. The bill would provide $500 million for lab construction and $250 million for research grants and post-doctoral education at the University of Massachusetts’ Worcester and Amherst campuses. The remaining...
...other recommendations, one seeking to soften the language with which ROTC is presented in the student handbook, and another to allow official ROTC color guards at more Harvard events did not pass...
...Michigan, legislators on Monday were trying to fashion a plan for a new election that would pass muster with the state party, the legislature and - importantly - both presidential campaigns. Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean has made it clear that any plan for a new vote in either state would need the endorsement of both Obama and Clinton. But Michigan is reportedly having trouble coming up with a solution that could gain enough support in the legislature, and with the Obama campaign as well...
...services and benefits for soldiers I've taken the lead in trying to make sure that family medical leave benefits go to families who have troops overseas that the law didn't cover. I've tried to pass legislation that would make sure that every time one of these troops comes home, they get a baseline mental and physical health check-up and evaluation, so when they come back later and say they don't feel well, it isn't "Well that couldn't be from your war experience." This has been a problem with regard...