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...rest of the world. For the U.S., the best option is vigorous foreign aid that helps make contraception safe, reliable and accessible in every country - too often women in the developing world who want to use contraception, can't get it. "The funding for contraception aid has been stagnant for decades," says Engleman. "Americans need to influence their government to get behind this." If we don't, we may find out very soon just what the limits of the Earth are. It's not just feminism to support population control - it's environmentalism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Condoms Have to Do with Climate Change | 5/12/2008 | See Source »

...fearless and will listen and they want change. He's the one that puts faith in politics, no matter how religious any other candidate could be. He's the one that puts hope, young people's aspirations; they use imagination and vision differently from adults, who are kind of stagnant when it comes to that subject. So, that's what Obama is, he's that candidate for them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russell Simmons: Reality TV Good for My Kids | 4/28/2008 | See Source »

...term in office, from 2001 to 2006. But now that Berlusconi has swept back to his third term as Prime Minister with an impressive victory over former Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni, Italians are more concerned about what he might not do. Italy faces difficult public-policy challenges, from a stagnant economy to organized crime. High-profile emergencies, like mounting trash on the streets of Naples and the uncertain future of national carrier Alitalia, are proof that the nation needs action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Berlusconi's Dilemma | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

...men’s basketball beat writer, I know more than most just how stagnant the experience at Lavietes has been this past season. God bless the band, because without them the silence would be deafening. By February 8th (when the men’s team picked up their third Ivy loss), the season was essentially over for the Crimson. From a fan’s perspective, why bother showing...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRUZ CONTROL: Ivies Lose Without Post-Season Play | 3/11/2008 | See Source »

...While the scientists said that U.S. researchers have made enormous strides in unlocking the secrets of human health and disease­, they said that this progress may come to a grinding halt in the wake of stagnant funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). And not only is flat funding taking a toll on research, but it’s also affecting the careers of younger scientists, according to a new report released yesterday by Harvard and the six other research institutions...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Leaders Challenge NIH Funding Drought | 3/11/2008 | See Source »

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