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Report: Increasing Number Of Retired Military Officers Are Now Well-Paid Consultants | USA Today

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:31:00 -0500

"This setup invites abuse," says Janine Wedel, a George Mason University public policy professor and author of a forthcoming book ...

Afghan Runoff Puts US in Bind | USA Today

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:31:00 -0400

... and its allies need more troops to establish basic security in Afghanistan, said Peter Bergen, senior research fellow at the New America Foundation. ...

Health Care Bill Passes Senate Panel 14-9 | USA Today

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:21:00 -0400

Len Nichols, a health care economist with the New America Foundation, called the vote "historic," noting that President Bill Clinton's health care ...

What Should US Do About Iran? | USA Today

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:15:00 -0400

Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett, former National Security Council staffers, in The New York Times : "Instead of pushing the falsehood that ...

Like Hollywood, U.S. Should Update Its Voting System

Erin Drankoski — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:59:00 -0400

Once upon a time, Hollywood cinematographers, disenchanted with black-and-white movies, embraced color film to more faithfully represent what they saw through the lenses of their cameras. Now Hollywood has taken an equally innovative step to represent the preferences of those who make the movies.

Kindergarten Need Not Be a Pressure Cooker

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:48:00 -0400

A few years ago, Newsweek called kindergarten "the new first grade." This month, as I watch my 5-year-old settle into her classroom, it's clear the trend hasn't abated. In May, she was kneading Play-Doh in preschool. Now she has an assigned seat and "guided reading" lessons.

New College Rankings Focus on Public Service, Social Mobility | USA Today

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:06:00 -0400

... and universities are doing for the country — by improving social mobility, producing research and promoting public service," says editor Paul Glastris. ...

Korea Trip May Smooth Relations | USA Today

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:33:00 -0400

... and that's a positive development," said Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear proliferation expert at the New America Foundation, a think tank. ...

'Broken' Health System Can Learn from Heart Treatment | USA Today

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:36:00 -0400

"What people in Congress need right now is courage," says Len Nichols of the non-profit New America Foundation, a public policy think tank. ...

Turmoil in Iran Stifling Obama's Outreach | USA Today

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:51:00 -0400

Flynt Leverett, a former National Security Council who has long advocated engaging Iran, notes that President Nixon opened relations with China under Mao Zedong, who is held responsible for more peacetime deaths of his own people than Hitler in Germany and Stalin in the Soviet Union.

"Foreign policy is not about making you feel good," he says. "It's about serving interests." Original article