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...Swear to uphold the Constitution...
...Sabine Kleinert, COPE’s vice chair, said that the organization provides support and advice to editors, authors, and publishers in order to uphold the integrity of scientific journals. She noted that Elsevier, which publishes the JHE, signed up all its journals this year...
...ride a bike without training wheels was more of the same. If two heads are better than one, why aren’t four tires better than two? I simply could not wrap my mind around the fact that a couple thin pieces of rubber should be trusted to uphold my hulking 50-pound frame. All that stood between the delicate skin of my knee-caps and the jagged battlefield of a sidewalk was some bouncy plastic? Sorry, not happening...
...intelligent essay I have read in the mainstream media regarding Palin. I am a moderate Democrat but was very disappointed at the obvious partisan trashing of Governor Palin by so many of my fellow women. Their intemperate critiques fly in the face of the feminist principles they claim to uphold. Gibbs has the good sense to realize that the issues successful women face are the same regardless of political ideology. Jeanne Mallett, WASHINGTON...
...Afghanistan right now needs to be on building infrastructure. In a country riddled with poverty, landmines, and a thriving opium trade, a little carefully directed and managed funding goes a long way. More investment in agriculture, energy, roads, education, and health—in conjunction with forces deployed to uphold and enforce these developments on a community level—will do more to build the Afghani government and foster morale than bombs ever could. While in this case an increased military presence may be the best solution possible, we must be careful not to leap to the conclusion that...