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U.S. cuts could lead to 'brain drain' in medicine
Scientists at the nation's leading research institutions are warning that continued uncertainty over federal funding could lead to a brain drain that will undermine the country's global status in medicine. With funding at the National Institutes of...
Tags: Health Treatments, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Medical Research, White House, Kathleen Sebelius
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Singapore, a land without entitlements
SINGAPORE -- While the U.S. unemployment rate "dropped" to 7.7 percent last month -- a figure even The Washington Post acknowledged was due "in large part because the labor force fell by 350,000" -- here in this modern and prosperous city-state of...
Tags: Labor Markets, Pension and Welfare, Mitt Romney, National Government, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Foreign midshipmen forge international ties
Like her classmates at the U.S. Naval Academy, Midshipman 1st Class Dagmara Broniatowska learned how to salute, ran the endurance course and memorized the body of American military information, history and quotations known as the Rates. In her "four...
Tags: South Korea, New London (New London, Connecticut), Annapolis, Johns Hopkins University, U.S. Military
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Panetta tells Naval Academy graduates to look to Asia-Pacific
With Osama bin Laden dead, the war in Iraq over and the war in Afghanistan winding down, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told graduating midshipmen Tuesday to prepare themselves for "one of the key projects" of their generation: building American...Tags: Leon Panetta, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Annapolis, NATO, Libya
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Sports on TV
SATURDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || NASCAR || Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500: practice || SPEED11:30 a.m. || || Nationwide Great Clips 200: qualifying || SPEED12:30 || || Sprint Cup AdvoCare 500: final prac. || SPEED2:30 || ||...Tags: Norwich, Auto Racing, NASCAR
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Singapore educators visit Lindale Middle School
Though 99 percent of Singapore's students pass national exams, a delegation of the city-state's educators recently traveled the globe to Anne Arundel County schools to learn innovative ways to help the other 1 percent succeed. Five educators from the...Tags: Middle Schools, World War II (1939-1945), Teachers, Schools, Linthicum
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22 companies are listed for alleged Iran ties, sanctions
The state Board of Public Works is expected to put 22 companies on notice Wednesday that they must show they are not investing in Iran's energy sector or be disqualified from doing business with the state. The companies are the first to be targeted under...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Justice System, Laws, Judges, Business Institutions
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Restaurant review: Yum's Asian Bistro lives up to its name
Every neighborhood in Baltimore seems to have at least one reliable spot for good Chinese food.
But with its central location at Charles and 25th streets, and its hard-to-miss yellow-and-red signs, Yum's Asian Bistro feels like it belongs to the city...Tags: CNN (tv network), Foods and Beverages, Shrimp, Restaurants, Chinese Restaurants
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Howard resident going to Singapore on Fulbright grant
Kevin Doxzen Jr. applied last summer for a Fulbright scholarship to do cancer research in Singapore, and by December he was told he was a finalist. For about five months, he heard nothing, even as many of his classmates were notified of their status. The...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, National Government, Prostate Cancer, Yale University
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SATURDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS
SATURDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || M. bask. || Fordham@Syracuse || MASN4 || || Presbyterian@Duke || ESPNU4:30 || || St. Francis (N.Y.)@Seton Hall || MASN7 || || NASCAR || Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 500, Qual. || SPEED1:30 || ||...Tags: National Hockey League, LPGA, Clubs and Associations, Auto Racing, Movies
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Earning her stripes
It's the Year of the Tiger — not according to the Chinese lunar calendar, but in the world of publishing.
"Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" by Amy Chua has made waves with an account of super-striving Chinese parenting. "The Tiger's Wife," a...Tags: The New York Times, Amy Chua, Harford Road, Charles Street, Coconut
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Top Chef DC: Sizzling in Singapore
Reality CheckThe chef-testants - minus Tiffany, who should be there - are in Singapore for Top Chef's first international finale. "There's gonna be bloodshed," says Ed, the first to arrive. It seems super hot and the chefs are sweating and they're......Tags: Justice System, Foods and Beverages, Soups, Chili, Judges
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