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President Obama’s administration has established its adeptness at juggling and making mission critical decisions on multiple priorities at the same time. What is less certain at this point is whether the administration is prepared to make those tough calls that are contrary to popular opinion but that are in the country’s best interest. The President’s choice of how to address the lack of job creation [...]
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In the next few days, over 50 million people-nearly one quarter of our nation's population-will be streaming onto campuses across the country. Even putting aside the sheer number of students attending school, the training of the next generation of leaders should be cause for excitement about America's future. Unfortunately, based on today's realities these students are more likely to play a scientist [...]
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As we enter the sleepy days of summer few things of substance stick in the brain. We are more likely to dwell on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock than the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11. We should not. Rather than allowing the lunar landing to be a part of the coverage carousel that cycles stories in and then out every 24 hours, we should hold onto the lessons from 1969. Chief among those is that a [...]
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The stimulus package exposed what we all hoped would have changed with a new President: That is entrenched perspectives unfortunately will not go away overnight. As we move forward, the information and communication technology sector encourages leaving behind Sunday morning sophistry that perpetuates political fault lines. We, and ideally the nation, will instead focus on real world solutions that [...]
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