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...record 65% of eligible Venezuelan voters turned up to cast ballots in fiercely contested state and regional elections on Nov. 23. Candidates opposed to leftist President Hugo Chávez won the coveted mayor's post in Caracas as well as governorships in three key states, bringing their total to five and prompting boasts that Chávez's popularity was waning following a failed 2007 bid to extend his presidency. Chávez's Socialist Party remained in control of 17 states, however, which his supporters said reaffirmed Venezuelans' confidence in his leadership...
Depending on what Summers and Geithner propose, the size of the total package could easily top $500 billion in the first year, dwarfing the $150 billion stimulus Bush pushed through Congress in February. The inertia that typically keeps Congress from spending itself silly has gone on vacation: Republicans are in retreat, and even they agree that something dramatic is necessary. If anything, only the President-elect is talking about scrubbing the federal budget carefully for savings...
...Harvard hoopsters went to the line an astonishing 39 times, connecting on 32 of those, accounting for nearly half of its point total. Holy Cross, on the other hand, made just 14 trips, all in the second half...
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Princeton recently scaled back its decade-long, $3.9 billion capital spending plan, slashing the total outlay by $300 million. The $300 million cut will mostly affect construction projects. At the same time, Princeton’s financial aid office plans an additional $3 to $4 million in spending to meet increased student needs...
...fifth annual increase in doctorates awarded. The number of doctorates awarded to minorities grew by about 20 percent over the past five years, compared to about 5 percent for white students. Asian women in particular make up the fastest growing segment of minority doctorates recipients, with the total number of degrees awarded rising by 30 percent from 2003 to 2007. The number of doctorates awarded in the sciences and engineering rose, reaching 66 percent of all doctoral degrees, while the number of doctorates awarded in the humanities fell by more than 4 percent over the past decade...