Archive for February 3rd, 2009
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What I want to stress is that the New Deal was more than simply a stimulus program to lift the economy out of the depression, it was also a means of dealing with economic and social changes that rendered old forms of social insurance obsolete, and beyond that, it was a means of rebalancing power in society, an important factor that shouldn't be overlooked.
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Using a special MRI technique, researchers have determined that the location and degree of airway narrowing in the lungs of asthma sufferers can be markedly persistent over time. The findings will be published in the February issue of Radiology.
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Researchers at Clemson University, the University of Virginia and Harvard University have found that, on average, female high school science teachers received lower evaluations than their male counterparts even though male and female teachers are equally effective at preparing their students for college.