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Winter honey bee deaths devastate keepers, puzzle scientists
Something is killing the honey bees of Maryland. Close to 60 percent of the managed hives died last fall and over the winter — about twice the national average, according to the state bee inspector and local keepers. "I had a healthy hive that...
Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Demographics, Science, Agriculture
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Tony Blair tells crowd at Loyola about global challenges
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told a Baltimore audience Tuesday night that the world's challenges have never been greater, nor come with such speed, and he advocated intervention in struggling countries by powers such as Great Britain and the...
Tags: Labour Party (UK), Margaret Thatcher, Iraq, Government, Students
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Less testing on animals, better science
Many Americans would be surprised to learn that chimpanzees are still being used in biomedical research and that millions of other animals are utilized in consumer product and toxicity testing. Others may find a sense of security in knowing that this...Tags: Science, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research, Sepsis, Medical Procedures and Tests
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A bit of stirring, if inarticulate, Beethoven for your Midweek Madness treat
The European Union has been in the news lately, especially with regard to the UK's continued participation, so I thought I would use this Midweek Madness installment to remind everyone of the joy of brotherhood. The Union happens to have an anthem...
Tags: United Kingdom
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Obama's State of the Union address as prepared for delivery [Text]
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...
Tags: Hadiya Pendleton, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Employment Opportunities
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The threat to Internet privacy
This week, the United States, Canada, and the 27 countries in the European Union "celebrated" Internet Privacy Day. However, it seems there is little to really celebrate; the past few years have given rise to the largest increase in electronic wiretapping...
Tags: Government, Barack Obama, National Government, Google Inc., Laws
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Hillary Clinton and the 'clot plot'
Apparently, if the secretary of state needs to take a sick day, she had better get a note from her doctor. A very "transparent" note, a very detailed note. With enough copies to send to her most vociferous critics. Hillary Rodham Clinton suffered a...
Tags: Tom Cruise, Flu, Concussion, Fox News Channel (tv network), Diseases and Illnesses
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The difference between Greece and the U.S.
The only difference between the U.S. and Greece is that the European Union stops Greece from printing money and going deeper in debt. When the U.S. dollar crashes, it will be worse than most of us have experienced in our lifetimes. We need all the...Tags: Perry Hall
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Redskins, Jenni Rivera and an unfaithful Coco lead off a dreary Monday on the web
It's entirely possibly that I'm fudging the online trends this morning to give more weight to news of a monkey in fancy coat wandering around an Ikea. It is just that depressing today and who knows if even Ikea monkey can counteract this clinical case...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Transportation Accidents, Kirk Cousins, Google Inc., Kai Forbath
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Criticisms of Israel ignore the facts
Op-ed contributor G. Jefferson Price III ("For Israel, it's different this time," Nov. 20) alleges that "Israeli leaders have consistently obstructed and resisted arrangements that would have brought a dignified peace to the region." As in 2000 and...Tags: Fatah, Ehud Olmert, Lebanon, Hamas, Jerusalem (Israel)
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Why all the focus on Israel?
One of the striking aspects of the third presidential debate was the frequent mention of Israel (34 times). Western Europe and the challenges facing the European Union or Latin America hardly registered. It is as if the Israel issue is a burning one in...
Tags: Judaism, Demographics, Mitt Romney, Brookings Institution, U.S. Elections
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We need another debate
The third and final debate between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney included a few memorable lines — Mr. Romney's promise that in his administration, Russian President Vladimir Putin would be on the receiving end of "more backbone,"...
Tags: Immigration, Mitt Romney, Same-Sex Marriage, Pakistan, Barack Obama
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