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Dartmouth Undergrad Defeats Incumbent in N.H. County Treasurer Election

November 13, 2008 - 2:38pm
By The Associated Press
A county treasurer who lost her bid for a fourth term last week to a 20-year-old Dartmouth College student from Montana blames her failed candidacy on "brainwashed college kids.

A U.S.-India Nuclear Deal?

October 6, 2008 - 11:19pm
By Rob Coniglio
This past week, amongst the chaos of the bailout and financial crisis, the Senate approved the pending nuclear deal between the United States and India, ending the boycott of India by nuclear nations in response to its refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. To critics, this agreement is a double-standard, favoring India at the expense of Pakistan, Iran and North Korea. For supporters it is simply recognizing the de-facto situation and rewarding India's cooperation by incorporating it into the international nuclear community.

Uncle Sam Doing the Right Thing

September 24, 2008 - 10:35pm
By Lee Blum
Some argue that the current financial turmoil is being blown out of proportion. Psychology is certainly integral to the financial system, but Blum also argues that government intervention is necessary, that the benefits outweigh the cost of using taxpayer money to purchase mortage-related securities.

C.U. Population Program Receives Gov’t Grant

August 28, 2008 - 11:00pm
By Brian Karlovitz

The Cornell Population Program’s progress toward its goal of becoming a leading center for national and international demographic research has been significantly boosted by a $1.15 million grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health.

Each year, the NIH’s Demographic and Behavioral Science Branch awards one such grant to a new program showing the greatest promise of becoming a top population research center. The grant money, which began to flow on August 15 of this year, will be spread over a five-year period.

It will be used to support the development of the CPP’s infrastructure as well as its research, which focuses on three main areas: families and children, health behaviors and disparities, and poverty and inequality.


Russia's Putin Says He Will Lead Parliamentary List

October 1, 2007 - 2:29pm

Shutdown Ends in Michigan

October 1, 2007 - 9:07am
By The Associated Press