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...change in international policy and kick started a period of unprecedented global openness. While the border wall does not have this same public resonance, stopping its construction would be a first step toward creating a new environmental consciousness within the U.S. government. This sea change would prove no less significant than that which occurred after the fall in Germany. The last 20 years have seen international barriers shrink on an unprecedented scale; the next 20 must see environmental consciousness of the same scale...
...evidence presented by the government of Obama's home state - and by the president of Dobbs' network. The friction caused by his refusal to let the issue drop led some to suggest, even prior to his sudden resignation, that Dobbs' next destination might be Fox News - a network less likely to shy away from divisive politics. (See the 100 best TV shows of all time...
While relatively safe, in recent years the drug's AZT portion has been linked to abnormal loss of fat deposits, particularly in the face and limbs. Other medications that patients only need to take once a day, as opposed to AZT's twice-daily dosing, have also made Combivir less popular in today's AIDS lexicon than it once...
...Chinese government responds to that pressure in some intriguing ways. It insists that primary-school teachers in math and science have degrees in those subjects. (Less than half of eighth-grade math teachers in the U.S. majored in math.) There is a "master teacher" program nationwide that provides mentoring for younger teachers. Zhang Dianzhou, a professor emeritus of mathematics at East China Normal University in Shanghai who co-chaired a committee charged with redesigning high school mathematics programs across the country, says recent changes have begun to reflect more of a "real-world emphasis." Computer-science courses, for example, have...
...they were ever leaked. (Every time any official in Beijing muses publicly about seeking an alternative to the U.S. dollar for the $2.1 trillion China holds in reserve, currency traders have a heart attack.) If Americans became a bit more like the Chinese - if they saved more and spent less, consistently over time - they wouldn't have to worry about all that...