July 2010
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Dave Eggers Wants to Pay for Your College...
*Just be from the Bay Area and be chosen to participate in his new program, Scholar Match, which connects donors to students in need.
More here.
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Iowa Has Plans to Blow the Rest of the Country...
In Cedar Rapids, hundreds of workers have found employment with Clipper Turbine Works, one of many forward-looking companies found these days in Iowa’s “Wind Belt.” Clipper has emerged from what was the faint memory of the heavy manufacturing business, which up until recently had been shifting overseas. Those who once worked with manufacturers of printing presses and coal...
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Missouri's Chance to Steal the Health Care...
On August 3, voters in Missouri will get to cast the first public vote on Obama’s health care bill. The decision — however it falls — could have deep impact on elections this November, and even 2012.
More here.
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Glenn Beck Wants to Re-educate You
For $9.95 a month or $74.95 a year, prospective students can become an “insider extreme” on his website and delve into a “unique academic experience bringing together experts in the fields of religion, American history, and economics,” complete with a list of suggested readings after every course. But before you go chomping at the bit to receive a college-level education...
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Half of China's land mass is run by "autonomous"... →