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Bio box for 1st District US House candidates
NAME: Rep. Bruce Braley PARTY: Democrat HOMETOWN: Waterloo. BIRTH: Oct. 30, 1957, Grinnell, Iowa FAMILY: Wife: Carolyn; 3 children: Lisa, David, and Paul EDUCATION: B.A., Iowa State University, 1980; J.D., University of Iowa, 1983 PROFESSIONAL...Tags: University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Detroit, Northern Illinois University
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6 members of 'Equality Ride' arrested at Palm Beach Atlantic University
SunSentinel.comSix members of a bus tour promoting religious freedoms for gays and lesbians were arrested Monday when they tried to enter the chapel at Palm Beach Atlantic University. The protestors were from a group called Soulforce Q, based in Minneapolis, which held...Tags: Minority Groups, Freedom of Religion, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Law Enforcement
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Princeton professor and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wins Nobel economics prize
Associated Press WritersSTOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) _ Paul Krugman, the Princeton University scholar, New York Times columnist and unabashed liberal, won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect international trade patterns. Krugman...Tags: Gordon Brown, Trade Policy, Financial Markets, University of Chicago, John McCain
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Hopkins president will take job leading Salk Institute
William R. Brody, who is stepping down this year after 12 years as president of the Johns Hopkins University, has found a new job: He'll be president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., the institute announced today. He is...Tags: Electronics, National Government, Johns Hopkins University, Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Research
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Ithaca, NY, wants to be America's 1st podcar city
Associated Press WriterThe thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some. To Jacob Roberts, podcars -- or PRTs, for personal rapid transit -- represent an important component in the here-and-now...Tags: Transportation, Cornell University, Corporate Officers, Railway Transportation, Hybrid Vehicles
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British university holds artificial intelligence test to see if computers can fool people
Associated Press WriterREADING, England (AP) _ Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading. Typing away at split-screen terminals Sunday, a dozen volunteers...Tags: Garry Kasparov, Judges, International Business Machines Corporation
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Calendar
programs Blood driveCommunity College of Baltimore County, Room 100 of the K Building, 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville / The campus will host the American Red Cross' blood drive from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow-Wednesday. To sign up, call 410-455-4322. The...Tags: Lexington Market, Medical Services, White Marsh, Health Organizations, Health Treatments
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Names in the news
•Dr. Timothy G. Doyle and Dr. Jason E. Goodman have joined the clinical staff at Mercy Medical Center. They will see patients exclusively at Overlea Personal Physicians at 7602 Belair Road, Overlea. Board certified in internal medicine, Doyle has...Tags: Medicine, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, Health Organizations, Hospitals and Clinics
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The next financial bailout: Your adult children?
The Wall Street JournalAs Washington unfurls its financial-market rescue, more families are weighing private bailouts of their own -- of young-adult children burdened by debt. Many young adults are heavily leveraged. Average student loans among the two-thirds of college...Tags: Credit Ratings, People, Credit and Debt, Adults, Robert Allen
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Angst is rising, but costs of therapy too much for some
The Wall Street JournalIn the latest sign of the deepening economic crisis, more people are considering cutting back on their mental-health therapy, even as they become more stressed. Across the country, psychiatrists and psychologists say they are seeing an increasing...Tags: Emergency Planning, Paul Wellstone, Medical Services, Suicide, Medical Staff
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Correction
An editorial Oct. 6, "Generous Giveback," contained incorrect information on college presidents' pay. Among presidents of 182 public research universities surveyed by the Chronicle of Higher Education in 2006-07, 56, not 56 percent, are paid at least... -
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