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...budget shortfall, Seth Harp, chairman of the state senate's higher-education committee, has proposed merging historically black public universities with mostly white schools nearby to cut administrative costs. Among other drawbacks, critics say, the move could mean fewer scholarships, larger classes and teacher layoffs. But race is the thorniest issue by far. "We've made tremendous progress in Georgia," says Harp. "I just think it's the right time to get rid of this vestige of legal segregation." (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...
...team has addressed the thorniest issues in EHRs--patient privacy--with an abundance of caution. In addition to standard confidentiality safeguards, the hospital opens an ongoing e-mail dialogue with patients to give them full disclosure about exactly who has accessed their data. "Some people complain we communicate too often," Lemon says...
...thorniest issue is whether Obama will consider Clinton as a running mate. Even before she's formally suspended her campaign, Obama is under pressure from many Democrats - most prominently Clinton's own supporters - to add the former First Lady to the ticket. While such a move would likely produce a jolt of enthusiasm and unity for a party that has been divided by the contest, it is less clear that the so-called dream ticket would strengthen Obama's chances of beating McCain in November. And some of Obama's advisers looked aghast at Bill Clinton's vituperative public outburst...
...that's what has stem cell researchers excited again. While these findings do not address perhaps the thorniest aspect of embryonic stem cell research-the controversy over the ethics of experimenting and manipulating embryos -they do highlight how little we know about stem cells and early development, and how powerful that knowledge can be, once we attain...
...plan's thorniest issues center around the Thai government's promises to set up an independent tribunal to try army officers for alleged human rights violations and to grant amnesty to all insurgents. It's those conditions that Thailand's new military rulers are accused of dragging their feet on. "We believe the Thai government is not prepared to get high-ranking army officers who committed violence and human rights abuses against Malay Muslims to face trial," says the Malaysian negotiator. Until the government returns to the negotiating table, a solution to the south's problems could be a long...