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Urgent action is needed to reduce the U.S. military’s dangerous dependence on foreign suppliers for the raw materials, parts, and finished products needed to defend America, according to a new study prepared by Brigadier General John Adams (U.S. Army, Retired).Read more...
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Excessive levels of the protein CD33 can impede the clearance of the plaque-forming protein, amyloid beta, the key component of senile plaques in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients. The discovery, made by Dr. Rudolph Tanzi and colleagues at Massachusetts General Hospital, and co-funded by the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) will be published in the journal Neuron.Read more...
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More than three thousand active and retired coal miners and their families, joined by labor, consumer and faith leaders, will return to St. Louis on Monday, April 29 as the U.S. Bankruptcy Court begins hearings on Patriot Coal's demand to effectively eliminate health care for retired miners and impost severe cutbacks on pay, working conditions and benefits for active miners.Read more...
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When responding to fires in high-rise buildings, firefighting crews of five or six members—instead of three or four—are significantly faster in putting out fires and completing search-and-rescue operations, concludes a major new study* carried out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with five other organizations.Read more...
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Boy Scouts of America (BSA) claims to provide programs for young boys that build character and train them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship. They also state that they help youth build a more conscientious, responsible and productive society.Read more...
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Politics One Step Forward for PoliticiansRegardless of who the president is, Republican or Democrat, we as Americans turn to him when there is any blame to be assessed. Recently, we’ve seen a lot of animosity directed towards the president regarding our nation’s debt, but I believe our president is personally stepping up and giving back.Read more...
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Rahm Emanuel, mayor of Chicago, and Barbara Byrd-Bennett, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, recently announced the proposed closure of over 50 Chicago Public Schools in order to invest in “quality education.”Read more...
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I have news for Republican House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan. This Responsible Budget Plan is far from responsible for the people that you were elected to serve.Read more...
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