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• United Way to Target Health, Education and Income
  Washington Post- The United Way is announcing that it will direct its resources toward 10-year goals that would cut the high school dropout rate in half. [Read more]
• Quaid testifies of peril to newborn twins
  AP- Actor Dennis Quaid told Congress that taking away theright to sue pharmaceutical companies would turn consumers into "uninformed and uncompensated lab rats." [Read more]
• Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not
  Washington Post- A new study says that the socioeconomic inequality in the rate of early mortality is increasing. [Read more]
• Climate change may threaten water supply
  United Press International- Nobel-prize winning climatologist, Jonathan Overpeck testified before the House Science and Tech Committee saying that climate change will have major effect on water supply. [Read more]
• Polar Bear Is Made a Protected Species
  NY Times- The polar bear is named an endangered species, but the Interior Secretary says that the ruling should not be used as a way to fight global warming. [Read more]
• US House passes subsidy-heavy farm bill
  Lanka Business Online- The House passed a $290 billion farm bill with a veto-proof majority with 318 votes. The bill includes subsidies for farmers and an $8 billion expansion of the food stamp program. [Read more]
• O'Connor makes personal plea for Alzheimer's aid
  AP- Former Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging yesterday urging Congress to speed research for Alzheimer's. [Read more]
• Legislation would allow Roan development
  The Rocky Mountain News- Sen. Ken Salazar and Reps. Mark UdallJohn Salazar on their legislation to lease public land for energy development in Colorado. [Read more]
• Bartlett's bill would expand energy tax credits
  Frederick County Maryland Daily Newspaper- Rep. Roscoe Bartlett introduced two bills that would continue renewable energy tax credits set to expire this December. [Read more]
• F.D.A. Chief Writes Congress for Money
  N.Y. Times--FDA Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach has written Congress that the agency needs an immediate infusion of $275 million to ensure the safety of imports. [Read more]
• Cigarette Bill Treats Menthol With Leniency
  N.Y. Times--Some public health experts are questioning why menthol is receiving special protection as Congress tries to regulate tobacco for the first time. [Read more]
• Stumping on Climate, McCain Faults Bush
  N.Y. Times--Senator John McCain intensified his criticism of President Bush, asserting that in the effort to stem climate change, “America can lead and not obstruct.” [Read more]
• Congress urges Bush to halt oil reserve shipments
  A.P.--Congress voted overwhelmingly to challenge President Bush to temporarily halt the daily shipment of thousands of barrels of oil into the government's emergency reserve. [Read more]
• Forest-fire management 'raises carbon emissions'
  Nature--Quenching forest fires leads to more carbon in the air, says new research carried out in Californian forests. [Read more]
• The Less the Education, the Higher the Risk of Dying Early
  Washington Post--The difference in death rates between highly educated and poorly educated people in the United States is very wide and growing wider, according to new research. [Read more]
• Study Says Research Shows Exercise in Youth Can Help Protect Girls From Breast Cancer
  N.Y. Times--New research shows exercise in the teenage years, starting as young as age 12, can help protect girls from breast cancer when they are grown. [Read more]
• Consumer labels gauge real price of consumption
  U.S.A. Today--Labels on some British products now list their "carbon footprint" as well in an attempt to appeal to environmentally conscious shoppers. [Read more]
• Malibu to ban plastic bags
  L.A. Times--Supermarkets and other large retailers will have about six months to comply, smaller vendors up to a year. [Read more]
• Legislature's energy plan presses for renewables
  The Arizona Republic--Arizona's legislature is aimed at creating a sweeping state policy based on renewable-energy sources such as the sun or wind while encouraging energy savings. [Read more]
• U.S. Major Importer of Illegal Asian Timber, Study Says
  National Geographic--Vietnam has become a hub for processing Asia's illegally logged timber, much of which is sold in the United States as outdoor furniture, conservationists say. [Read more]
• Microsoft unveils its telescope application
  L.A. Times--WorldWide Telescope allows viewers to focus on a particular planet or cluster of stars. One astronomer says it offers 'almost a cinematic representation' of the heavens. [Read more]
• After Failed Microsoft Deal, Yahoo May Face Proxy Campaign
  Reuters--Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is considering running a proxy campaign to elect new board members at Yahoo after the company failed to forge a deal to merge with Microsoft. [Read more]
• Raytheon Reaches Key Milestone On NASA Glory Space Program
  SpaceMart- Testing has finished for a sensor that would help NASA better understand how aerosols contribute to global climate change. [Read more]
• Volunteers asked to help find dead spacecraft on Mars
  New Scientist- NASA is inviting the public to help search high-resolution images for signs for the Mars Polar Lander, which went missing after landing in 1999. [Read more]
• Together, we can reduce illiteracy
  Indianapolis Star- One out of five adults in Indianapolis is functionally illiterate. With health care costs for an average illiterate adult four times the national average, this is an educational, health, economic, and family issue. [Read more]