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...same time, conservatives - who were chanting "Drill, baby, drill" two years ago - reacted cautiously, displeased with Obama's declaration that some coastal territory would remain untouched. In addition to Bristol Bay, the Atlantic coast from New Jersey northward would be closed to exploration, as would the entire Pacific coastline. The proposal is a "step in the right direction," said Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell in a statement, "but a small one that leaves enormous amounts of American energy off-limits...
Still, it's important to put Obama's decision in broader perspective. Any new drilling may not happen for years and is likely to face lengthy legal challenges from environmentalists - as is already the case in Alaska. (Drilling might happen faster off the coast of Virginia, where Republican Governor Bob McDonnell supports oil and gas exploration.) Leases in the vast Beaufort and Chukchi seas, north of Alaska, which had been up for sale under the Bush Administration, will be withdrawn for now while the Interior Department takes another look at the environmental risks of drilling in the delicate Arctic...
Next year’s financial aid budget will reach a new high of $158 million...
Fitzsimmons attributed the surge in Native American acceptances to two new efforts of the Harvard University Native American Program—a recruiting tour aimed at Native American students organized in conjunction with several other universities, and phone calls made by HUNAP to promising Native American high school students...
...Mark Lynton History Prize will be bestowed upon James N. Davidson for his book “The Greeks and Greek Love: A Bold New Exploration of the Ancient World,” which explores homoeroticism in ancient Greece...