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...that may be the point: more-moderate Republicans like Lindsey Graham have made it clear that they believe that support for nuclear energy needs to be a part of America's new energy policy. By spending billions to back the nuclear industry, the White House may be able to get some Republican support for the floundering climate-and-energy bill, which would put a limit on greenhouse gases. "On an issue which affects our economy, our security and the future of our planet," said Obama in Maryland, "we cannot continue to be mired in the same old debates between left...
...Staff writer William N. White can be reached at wwhite@fas.harvard.edu...
...Staff writer William N. White can be reached at wwhite@fas.harvard.edu...
...public service—citing her own time with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as firsthand evidence. Last term, the Institute of Politics hired a career counselor to help students find post-graduation placements in public service. The Harvard Kennedy School is working with the White House Office of Personnel Management to find its graduates public service jobs on a national level. Still, there is much more to be done. All facets of the University, from academic departments to student organizations, should be involved in this community process of promoting public service careers...
...later, making it the destination of Huck and Jim's river voyage in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. At its 1920s peak, Cairo was a boomtown of 15,000 people. But as river trade declined, so did Cairo. In the 1960s and '70s, the town was engulfed in racial turmoil: white residents formed vigilante groups, while Cairo's black population waged a three-year boycott of businesses that refused to integrate. What's left, after decades of white flight and economic stagnation, is an expanse of abandoned buildings, bulldozed lots and forgotten history. Around 3,000 people live in Cairo (pronounced...