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How Can Smart People Do Dumb Things?

larrycuban.wordpress.com - Top Federal Reserve officials in 2006–recall that was the time that the housing bubble was about to burst–”laughed about cars that builders were offering as signing bonuses.” These economists and i...

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mobile.philly.com - 01/17/2012 10:49 AM By James Osborne Inquirer Staff Writer New Jersey education officials had a dilemma last summer: Following the approval of a record number of charter schools, questions were fly...

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The Griffins -- hedge fund power couple

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Ken Griffin and wife Anne, have become two of the most prominent and powerful names associated with Chicago's corporate-style school reform. As the founder and head of the Chicago-based hedge fund ...

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Exams in South Korea: The one-shot society

economist.com - ON NOVEMBER 10th South Korea went silent. Aircraft were grounded. Offices opened late. Commuters stayed off the roads. The police stood by to deal with emergencies among the students who were takin...

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Staying Above the Fray, Romney Keeps Eye on Obama

nytimes.com - FLORENCE, S.C. — Mitt Romney sought to keep the upper hand in his effort to swiftly wrap up the Republican presidential nomination, urging voters here on Tuesday morning to take the long view and b...

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Flame Retardants Refuse To Burn Out « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy Worldwww.healthychild.org Think the flame retardant Tris is a thing of the past? Think again. Last week the Washington Toxics ...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 17, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama convened a meeting at the White House with the President’s Council on Jo...

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Robert Reich (Free Enterprise on Trial)

robertreich.org - Mitt Romney is casting the 2012 campaign as “free enterprise on trial” – defining free enterprise as achieving success through “hard work and risking-taking.” Tea-Party favorite Senator Jim DeMint ...

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NCSE | National Center for Science Education

ncse.com - Welcome to the National Center for Science Education’s climate change education initiative. Long respected for its work in defending and supporting the teaching of evolution in the public schools, ...

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Obama will accept nomination at N.C. stadium

politico.com - The Charlotte Observer reports that President Obama will formally accept the Democratic nomination at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, N.C. — an outdoor venue: The move to the Carolina Panther...

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Occupy protesters rally against Congress at Capitol

democraticunderground.com - Source: ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Demonstratorsfrom the Occupy movement rallied outsidethe U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to protestagainst the influence of money on Congress.In a sign of renewed vigo...

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Jersey Jazzman: Where Do They Find These Guys?

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Where Do They Find These Guys?: Where Do They Find These Guys? by Duke Would it be OK if the people in charge of ensuring the quality of airline pilots had never flow...

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