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...Harvard School of Public Health has teamed up with the Culinary Institute of America to combat the excess of sodium consumption in the American diet...

Author: By Victoria L. Venegas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cutting Back on Sodium Is A Priority | 4/23/2010 | See Source »

...efficient and cheap initiative has already met considerable success in fighting bribery. Further anti-corruption efforts in the developing world should emulate the zero-rupee note’s strategy of addressing the social norms underlying corruption; such efforts will be more effective than initiatives that have aimed to combat corruption through structural adjustments...

Author: By Ravi N. Mulani | Title: ‘I Will Give You Nothing for That’ | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...skies, two ancient foes met for battle in the icy chop of the Charles River Basin. The coxswains’ cries for pressure and precision were audible despite the howling tailwind. And cheers for respective crews echoed from the Mass. Ave Bridge to the battlefield below. But, midway through combat, a piercing crack of hull against hull rattled the air and left one brigade of oarsmen sinking to the icy depths while the other advanced victorious...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men’s Crew Sweeps Races, Tigers Crash | 4/19/2010 | See Source »

Napolitano, whose name has been floated as a possible nominee to the Supreme Court, said that the federal government is working to share intelligence with international allies to combat foreign terrorism, and with local officials to prevent home-based threats. She also emphasized the importance of staying ahead of the Internet and new technology in modern terrorism...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Napolitano Stresses Security | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

...would be another delay, ostensibly of five days, but Ellis knew it would be longer than that. The Canadian bomb-disposal unit couldn't wait around. It had to go on to other projects. "This is becoming a joke," said one of the troopers who escorted me out of Combat Outpost Senjaray the following day. "It ain't gonna happen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan: A Tale of Soldiers and a School | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

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