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American recovery act: 'No earmarks'
The Swampby Mark Silva The House speaker's office, preparing for debate over the $789-billion "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act'' that Democratic leaders from both sides - and a few Senate Republicans - have agreed upon, has rolled out a long......Tags: Emergency Planning, Energy Saving, Home and Garden Products, Interior Policy, Renewable Energy
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Study: Small Cars at Greater Risk in Accidents
KickingTiresThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released a new report stating that very small cars face significantly greater risk in crashes with midsize cars. IIHS crash-tested three subcompact or microcars ??? the Honda Fit, Smart ForTwo and Toyota...Tags: Transportation, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Science and Technology, Vehicles
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Nobel Peace Prize: Gandhi never won it
The Swampby Mark Jacob With a Chicagoan -- President Barack Obama -- winning the Nobel Prize for Peace, it's fitting to take a deeper look at the world's most famous awards for peaceful human achievement. The fact that they were founded......Tags: Henry Kissinger, Howard University, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Research, Jerry Lewis
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Chicago bike accident highlights the oft-brutal laws of physics, biology
Any attempt to make bicycling in Chicago easier and safer by using the law is welcome. That includes Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposals last week to amend the city's bike ordinance to give cyclists more freedom to maneuver but also increase penalties on...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Science and Technology, Cycling, Northwestern University, Biology
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'Angry Birds' clear way for the 'Mad Cows'
You may have heard of a video game called "Angry Birds." If you haven't, the object of the game is to slingshot an angry bird and destroy a group of pigs' fortified shelter, thereby defeating the pigs. The game has been known to cause excessive...Tags: Animals, Entertainment, Gaming, Apple iPod
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Meeks boys turn into mat men when grappling at home
For 14-year-old eighth-grader Dylan Meeks of Central Florida Christian, competing in this week's FHSAA state wrestling tournament for the first time should be an intimidating challenge. Except he'll probably laugh when he reads that line. Dylan is 6...
Tags: Florida High School Athletic Association, Wrestling, High School Sports, Human Interest, Healthcare Provider
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World science map grim for Latin America
The highly respected Nature Scientific Reports journal has just published a map of the world's leading science cities, and it looks pretty bad for emerging countries: It shows the planet's northern hemisphere full of lights, and the south almost solidly...Tags: Brazil, Mexico, Northeastern University, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities
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Adler Planetarium names Michelle Larson new president
Michelle Larson's faculty page at Utah State University displays a picture of her cozying up to a bust of Albert Einstein. Lego Albert Einstein. That combination, science with a populist face, is a pretty fair summation of what she'll have to bring...
Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Science and Technology, Teachers, Colleges and Universities, Adler Planetarium
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As Middle East burns, Obama fiddles
Political consultants often use the term "optics" to describe how consequential events are perceived by the general public. With regard to the present Middle East crisis, the president's optics are way off course. There was the Las Vegas fundraiser...
Tags: Islam, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections
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Consumer protection inspections could be reduced
The state may overhaul the system that protects us from getting ripped off at the gas station, grocery store and even the parking meter. Some lawmakers want to do less-frequent inspections to make sure fuel pumps, home heating oil trucks and parking...Tags: Allentown, Kerosene, Home Heating, Consumers, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Everything comes back to the Bears
Football never has an offseason, and there’s always a way to make it about the Bears, whether the news comes from drugs, fashion or potential litigation. F’rinstance, Bill Parcells coming to the NFC North. That was the story from the New...
Tags: Lovie Smith, Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears, Science and Technology, Jay Cutler
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Climate change science debate depends on expertise, objectivity of scientists
One of the first things C. Burke Swan of Allentown emphasized was that he does not pretend to be a climate scientist. His doctorate is in electrical engineering and he retired from Bell Laboratories in 1994. That said, he wanted to call my attention to a...Tags: Electronics, Allentown, The Pennsylvania State University, Newspaper and Magazine, Global Warming
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