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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...cultivation of inadequacies in other, less structured, domains. Although students’ original dedication to work was likely based on an innate love of algebra, it is possible that this interest was also motivated by a somewhat diminished temptation for the frolics of youth. A highly scientific straw poll of the first 20 people I recognized in Quincy revealed that only four felt they were popular at the age of 12 to 14; past social reclusion is not a universalistic trend, but it does seem to be prevalent...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: The Silver Lining | 4/14/2009 | See Source »

...There is little denying that the voting public's overall view of Republicans is much worse than it is of Democrats; a recent CBS News/New York Times poll gave the Democrats a 56% national approval rating, compared with the GOP's 31%. Most problematic is that the Republican Party still lacks an effective leader - House minority leader John Boehner and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell don't exactly stir up a crowd - and it has a long way to go before it's in striking position to win back majorities in Congress. Judging by the Democrats' most recent model...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Floundering GOP Looks for a Turnaround | 4/14/2009 | See Source »

...survey, a poll of nearly 6,000 university seniors conducted by Recruit Co., a Tokyo-based research and human resources company, revealed that Japan's flailing, export-driven economy has had a profound impact on the outlook of those on the brink of entering the workforce. Toyota's ranking as a preferred employer plummeted from 6th place last year to 96th place this year. Sony fell from 8th to 29th place; Sharp from 14th to 55th place; Canon from 20th to 77th place. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Japanese Students, Boring Careers Are Looking Pretty Good | 4/14/2009 | See Source »

Nitschke says he has chosen Britain as a battleground because of the nation's "enlightened" attitude. The most recent poll on euthanasia by the London-based National Centre for Social Research found that 80% of Britains feel the law should allow voluntary euthanasia carried out by a doctor for a patient with a painful, terminal illness like cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foolproofing Suicide with Euthanasia Test Kits | 4/13/2009 | See Source »

...standing among Catholics. After all, he got 54% of their votes not because of his positions on social issues but because of concerns about the economy, health care and Iraq. Indeed, Catholics are more natural partners for Democrats than has been clear over the past three decades. A Gallup poll released in late March showed that Catholics are more liberal than other Americans when it comes to accepting a wide range of matters, such as homosexuality, gambling and out-of-wedlock births, and are far more likely to oppose capital punishment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Catholic Democrats: Is Their Support for Obama Fraying? | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

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