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Government Agency Reports Greenhouse Emissions Up Last Year

Jenny Choi
Dec 4, 2008

Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. were up by 1.4 percent in 2007, after a decline the previous year, according to newly released figures in a report from the Energy Information Administration, the statistics arm of the Energy Department.

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Priced Out Of Prosperity?

Paul Gasbarra
Dec 3, 2008

The picture was grim this week as the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education released a report predicting that a college education could soon become unaffordable for most Americans. In the past 25 years, the cost of college has increased by 439 percent. [The New York Times notes that this figure is not adjusted for inflation.]

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Why haven't anti-poverty efforts over the past several decades succeeded?

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Redefining What's Expected from America's Poor

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Why haven't anti-poverty efforts over the past several decades succeeded?

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The problem is not that welfare programs have provided assistance to people who don't need or deserve it. The real problem is that government did not demand anything in return.

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Homework For The New Administration And The 111th Congress

Entering a new era in Washington is a good time for many things, including a good hard look at what needs to be done to improve our education system, from pre-kindergarten all the way up through college. With that in mind, we've put together an education reform "to do" list for the president-elect and members of the 111th Congress. We invite you to check out the list and then log on to our site to discuss the education issues you feel should be priorities in 2009.

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