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Even more industry buzz these days surrounds Plastic Logic, a Silicon Valley stealth start-up just north of Apple. Everything in the reader it's developing will be made of plastic, from its non-LCD screen to its transistors. Recently I got a look at a Plastic Logic prototype. Like the iPhone, it's little more than a touchscreen, 8.5 in. by 11 in. (22 cm by 28 cm), linked wirelessly (like the Kindle) via a high-speed cellular network to a store that will support on-demand transactions of under a dollar. There are just two problems. Because everything...
...including Clinton Administration budget chief Alice Rivlin and Reagan Administration economist Martin Feldstein--has argued that the stimulus package ought to be all about stimulus. Those people want to focus on fighting the recession, and they don't see Pell Grants, renewable-energy subsidies, health-care technology and Head Start as the best ways to do that. "Many of them are worthy, but we can have that debate another day," argues conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks. (See pictures of Barack Obama behind the scenes on Inauguration...
...also said that parents recognize that the fault is not necessarily with the teachers. She noted that math presents unique obstacles for teachers trying to accommodate students of varying levels in the same class. The discussion, which will address these and other difficulties, is slated to occur before the start of the next school year. McGovern emphasized the importance of producing concrete initiatives at the roundtable. “If action doesn’t come from [the meeting], all you’re left with is a great discussion.” —Staff writer Sofia...
...disgraceful that these accusations had to come to light at so pivotal a juncture. Our new administration has made a commitment to leave behind the politics of the past, but, if Washington is to move toward an era of heightened honesty, paying taxes is a good place to start...
President Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin want to start their relationship with the Obama Administration on a new footing, one in which Russia is treated as an equal and a strategic partner. Moscow has underlined that it owes Washington no favors, and a cooperative relationship will come at a price. Much of this, of course, involves muscle-flexing: days after Obama was elected, Russia announced that it would deploy medium-range Iskander nuclear missiles in Kaliningrad, near the border with Poland, in response to Washington's planned missile shield. Just this week, Moscow quietly withdrew that threat...