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...Obama Administration attempts to fast-forward global-warming legislation to catch up with ongoing international climate negotiations, which are headed for a major deadline next December in Copenhagen. The longest-serving chief in the EPA's admittedly brief history (the agency was established in 1970), Browner earned a tough reputation during the Clinton Administration. Industry advocates haven't forgotten, blanching at her appointment - Myron Ebell, director of energy and global-warming policy at the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute, called it a "most unfortunate decision" - but Browner's steel backbone will be needed to corral the many federal departments involved...
...school choice, pay for performance and a willingness to close down failing schools. "Duncan mirrors the President-elect's style of governing - get all sides around the table, listen carefully and experiment with meaningful reforms," says Bruce Fuller, a professor of education at the University of California, Berkeley. "While tough-headed, he's rarely antagonistic, nor a kick-butt, take-names kind of reformer...
...idea how he achieved such fantastic returns over the past 40 years. All we knew was that my wife's entire family had been in the fund for decades and lived well on the returns, which ranged from 15% to 22%. It was all very secretive and tough to get into, which, looking back, was a brilliant strategy to lure suckers. Unlike the usual Ponzi mechanics, the fund even stopped investments into accounts a few years back, at least in our network. There were the usual warnings prior to investing - we all knew it was a risk, we were told...
...while the matchup between the two schools already has significant implications for supremacy in the Ivy League, a win for the Crimson could also go a long way in gaining momentum after a tough start this season...
...Meanwhile, Dartmouth is coming off a tough second-straight road loss to defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth. Despite the loss, senior goaltender Carli Clemis made a career-high 48 saves, including 17 in the second period alone. Harvard must find a way to get past Clemis—who has registered a .942 save percentage—if it wants a chance for victory...