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...proposal put forth by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would shift $20 million from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, of which the Smithsonian Observatory is a major component, to the National Science Foundation. The money goes towards the observatory’s staff salaries and equipment, and the cuts would severely jeopardize the observatory’s ability to conduct meaningful, ongoing scientific research...
...administration’s call to shift funding away from the observatory would carry more weight were Congress ever dissatisfied with the program’s performance. Instead, however, many members of Congress have taken up the observatory’s cause. Thirty-two representatives have signed a letter to protect the center’s funding. We hope that they will be able to block the proposed change and to preserve the independence that has made the Smithsonian Observatory an invaluable scientific asset...
Ingram’s success this year comes to the surprise of no one who has paid just attention to her. She has made big plays from the opening seconds of her career, when she scored a goal right off a faceoff on her first-ever line shift against then...
...Republican turned independent Senator Jim Jeffords was praised for a party switch that "changed the way business will be done in Washington for years to come. The shift in the balance of power has, fortunately, compelled some politicians, President Bush included, to become statesmen." And speaking of statesmen, Tony Blair had a good turnout, not only for being a good ally, but mostly "for doing a better job speaking than G.W. Bush ever could" while doing...
...Fascinatin' Rhythm," then executed his own elaborate, fairly daring ricochet rhythms in "Puttin' on the Ritz," "Monkey Doodle Doo" and "Everybody Step." Profligate with melody, he tossed extra bridges into "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" and his longest (64-bar), finest construction, "Cheek to Cheek." The strange chord shift in bridge to "You're Laughing at Me" has endeared the song to jazzmen...