Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Obama's 1979
Victor Davis Hanson, National ReviewObama's deer-in-the-headlights, finger-to-the-wind, "I can't believe this is happening to me" initial reaction to the Mubarak implosion has eerie precedents. After the debacle in Vietnam, Watergate, the Nixon resignation, and the Ford WIN buttons, voters were willing to bet on the smiling but unknown hope-and-change reformer from Plains, Georgia. Jimmy Carter’s campaign and his early presidential speeches on resetting foreign policy sounded uplifting.
Appropriations Chairman Inouye says he will enforce earmark ban in Senate (Washington Post)
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The Road Back To Work: Brian Barfield
Brian Barfield, 53, has been unemployed for the better part of three years. He worked for Chrysler and one of its suppliers until the carmaker shut down its operations in the St. Louis area. Barfield met his wife, Jennifer, at a job-networking event.
The Strain Adds Up: Bills, Baby And A Job Search
Annica Trotter, 25, is struggling to find work while she cares for her 4-month-old son. She has been out of work for just a few months, but the stress is mounting. Trotter and her boyfriend recently had to cancel their car insurance and Internet access to make ends meet.
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
'4 Pounds Of Fury': Baby Cheetah Gets A Foster Mom
Researchers at Smithsonian's Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va., are using an unusual method to raise baby cheetahs: cross-fostering. That means that even though they're not siblings, the baby cheetahs are being raised by the same mother. The scientists are researching cheetahs in captivity so they can save the wild species.
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