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Nuclear power: The 30-year itch | The Economist

Policy ThinkShop Blogger — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:26:49 +0000

IN HIS state-of-the-union message last month, Barack Obama said that America needs “an all-out, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy.” Mr Obama boasted about a wind-turbine factory in Michigan, America’s abundant …

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Tagged: American Nuclear Power, clean energy, Nuclear Power

New Life, From an Arctic Flower That Died 32,000 Years Ago – NYTimes.com

Policy ThinkShop Blogger — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:23:20 +0000

Living plants have been generated from the fruit of a little arctic flower, the narrow-leafed campion, that died 32,000 years ago, a team of Russian scientists reports. The fruit was stored by an arctic ground squirrel in its burrow on the tundra of northeastern …

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Nuclear Inspectors Say Iran Mission Has Failed – NYTimes.com

Policy ThinkShop Blogger — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:17:08 +0000

A visit by international nuclear inspectors to Iran ended in failure Tuesday. Tehran not only blocked access to a site the inspectors believe could have been used for tests on how to produce a nuclear …

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Tagged: Bombing Iran, Nuclear Iran, nuclear weapons

Growth of Catholic Hospitals May Limit Access to Reproductive Care – NYTimes.com

Policy ThinkShop Blogger — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:12:45 +0000

As Roman Catholic leaders and government officials clash over the proper role of religion and reproductive health, shifts in health care economics are magnifying the tension. Financially stronger Catholic-sponsored medical centers are increasingly joining with smaller secular hospitals, in some cases limiting access to treatments like …

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Tagged: healthcare economics, hospitals, political economy of medicine

‘The Scream’ Heads for the Auction Block – NYTimes.com

Policy ThinkShop Blogger — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:09:42 +0000

It has adorned everything from mugs and t-shirts to key chains, anti-George Bush campaign buttons, inflatable dolls and iPad covers. Now a version of Edvard Munch’s celebrated painting “The Scream’’ will be up for sale at …

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Tagged: Art Auction, Artists, Edward Munch, The Scream

Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate to 28% – NYTimes.com

Policy ThinkShop Blogger — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:02:58 +0000

President Obama will ask Congress to scrub the corporate tax code of dozens of loopholes and subsidies to reduce the top rate to …

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Tagged: President Obama, tax the rich

Gay Marriage’s Slow Stroll to the Supreme Court – NYTimes.com

Policy ThinkShop Blogger — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:59:04 +0000

The key to getting the answer you want often depends on the question you ask. And sometimes the best answer is …

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Tagged: Gay movement, Gay news; Gay research; gay health; health policy; diversity; gay rights;, Gay; marriage; gay marriage; legal battles; politics of marriage, survey research

Pro-Romney Super PAC Spent $14 Million in January – NYTimes.com

Policy ThinkShop Blogger — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:37:51 +0000

A “super PAC” supporting Mitt Romney blew through $14 million on a three-state advertising binge against his Republican rivals in January, according to …

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Tagged: campaign finance, campaign finance reform, Mitt Romney

Obama’s Tax Policy Targets Slice of His Base – The Affluent – NYTimes.com

Policy ThinkShop Blogger — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:57:42 +0000

Partisan clashes over President Obama’s proposed tax increases have obscured something remarkable: that the affluent Americans targeted by his policy represent a growing share of his …

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Iran Raid Seen as Complex Task for Israeli Military – NYTimes.com

Policy ThinkShop Blogger — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:42:12 +0000

Should Israel decide to launch a strike on Iran, its pilots would have to fly more than 1,000 miles across unfriendly airspace, refuel in the air en route, fight off Iran’s …

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