News From Respected Sources

• Education Standards at Work — the NY Debacle 2010/07/29
  By Andrew J. CoulsonPresident Obama today touted his Race to the Top program, which pressures states to, among other things, adopt national education standards. Also today, the New York Board of Regents revealed that it had been misleading its citizens for years, giving them an inflated notion of how well their children were performing academically. Last yea […]
  Andrew J. Coulson
• Snake venom studies yield insights for development of therapies for heart disease and cancer 2010/07/29
  Researchers seeking to learn more about stroke by studying how the body responds to toxins in snake venom are this week releasing new findings that they hope will aid in the development of therapies for heart disease and, surprisingly, cancer. read more […]
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• Spanish Court Seeks Arrest of U.S. Soldiers in Hotel Attack (Time.com) 2010/07/29
  Time.com - Spain's National Court has re-opened its case against three U.S. troops implicated in a 2003 attack on Baghdad's Hotel Palestine that killed two journalists […]
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• TNF blockers may increase the risk of malignancy in children 2010/07/29
  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of malignancies in children using tumor necrosis factor a (TNF) blockers, raising concerns of an associated risk and prompting an investigation. Researchers from the FDA set out to identify all reports of malignancy in children using infliximab, etanercept, and adalimumab and their report is published i […]
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• Scientists post lower speed limit for cell-signaling protein assembly 2010/07/29
  The apparently random self-assembly of molecular threads into the proteins that make the body work is far less frantic than previously thought, Michigan State University scientists say. That discovery could be a key to help unlock the nature of some diseases. read more […]
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• Resting brain activity associated with spontaneous fibromyalgia pain 2010/07/29
  A recent study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Michigan provides the first direct evidence of linkage between elevated intrinsic (resting-state) brain connectivity and spontaneous pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). This research shows an interaction of multiple brain networks, offering greater understandin […]
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• New at Reason: Why Ignoring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Reform is a Problem 2010/07/29
  In a new commentary published today at Minyanville.com, I write that the recent Dodd-Frank Act missed a golden opportunity to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Leaving them alone right now is just creating another housing bubble: The financial services reforms of the Dodd-Frank Act were ostensibly aimed at many of the firms Congress sees as culprits in the […]
  anthony.randazzo@reason.org (Anthony Randazzo)
• Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2010 2010/07/29
  To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications and External Relations staff member identified at the end of each tip. For more information on ORNL and its research and development activities, please refer to one of our Media Contacts. If you have a general media-related question or comment, you can send it to news@ornl.gov. […]
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• Forced to Be Free 2010/07/29
  As European countries ponder bans on burqas and headscarves, legislators and pundits on both sides of the Atlantic have tried to justify such laws with the language of liberty. A Spanish politician, for example, denounced the veil as a "degrading prison." He was not referring merely to families that force women to cover themselves. In that case, th […]
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• The Letter Is Different, but the Spirit Still Lives 2010/07/29
  By Sallie JamesAn update from my post yesterday about the bill to establish a Commission to End the Trade Deficit (now called the “Emergency Trade Deficit Commission”): apparently the bill that passed the House was different from the bill initially considered, and to which I linked (and commented). My apologies. The bill that was passed had many of the most […]
  Sallie James
• Ignoring the Gigantic Subprime Elephants in the Room 2010/07/29
  The financial services reforms of the Dodd-Frank Act were ostensibly aimed at many of the firms Congress sees as culprits in the financial crisis. The systemic risk oversight, trading limits, and compensation rules are largely directed at the big banks that dominate the financial industry. But with all of the focus on the banking sector, there are two gigant […]
  anthony.randazzo@reason.org (Anthony Randazzo)
• Outspoken British PM embroiled in diplomatic rows (AP) 2010/07/29
  AP - In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the "junior partner" of the U.S., irritated Israelis by calling Gaza a prison camp and enraged Pakistanis by suggesting their country exports terrorism. […]
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• STRATFOR: Mad Hedge Fund Trader reviewed Next 100 Years, interviewed George Friedman. Watch for the audio in the week or two! http://ht.ly/2it2L 2010/07/29
  STRATFOR: Mad Hedge Fund Trader reviewed Next 100 Years, interviewed George Friedman. Watch for the audio in the week or two! http://ht.ly/2it2L […]
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• UCLA scientists for the first time identify a cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer 2010/07/29
  UCLA scientists have identified for the first time a cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer, a discovery that could result in better predictive and diagnostics tools and the development of new and more effective targeted treatments for the disease. read more […]
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• Behind the secrets of silk lie high-tech opportunities 2010/07/29
  Tougher than a bullet-proof vest yet synonymous with beauty and luxury, silk fibers are a masterpiece of nature whose remarkable properties have yet to be fully replicated in the laboratory. read more […]
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