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The Lineup: Week of June 6-12, 2011
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America’s Nuclear Spent-Fuel Time Bombs
Now that many Americans have stopped paying attention to Japan’s nuclear catastrophe, shocking new details about its severity are finally coming to light.
Don’t Cut Head Start
The colors were brighter than any she had seen before. Shapes, letters, and lots and lots of colors adorned the walls. Around the room, children worked together building high rises with colored blocks and “reading” colorful picture books.
The SEC’s Revolving Door
If you’re looking for evidence of the revolving door that spins between the federal government and Wall Street, look no further than Daniel Gallagher, President Barack Obama’s recently announced nominee for Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner.
Washington Still Refuses to Learn an Obvious Lesson
Back in 2004, three years into the hunt for Osama bin Laden, the 9/11 Commission report made its debut to the gushing admiration of the Washington press corps. The report was everything that the mainstream media adores: bipartisan, devoid of divisive finger-pointing, full of conventional wisdom.
Don’t Bet on Huntsman
Jon Huntsman is edging closer to announcing his presidential bid, bringing shivers of joy to the hearts of Republican moderates — both of them.
The Sixties Made Me Do It
I try to avoid religious commentary, but — Good God! What is it about confession that the Catholic hierarchy can’t seem to grasp?
The SEC Foxes
Education Is Universal but Unequal
Cities rarely make headlines for their good news. Just the reverse. Take mine. Norwalk has garnered national TV and newspaper coverage for prosecuting a poor mom who was stealing our precious educational services. In other words, she enrolled her out-of-town son in our school system from a phony address. She wanted to get him a better education than he was likely to acquire in her own downtrodden Bridgeport. Shame, shame.
Watch Out for Those Brain Cancer Apps
While they emphasized that future research is needed to establish a more definitive connection, the researchers’ comprehensive review of relevant studies does suggest that an increased risk of glioma, a type of brain cancer, is associated with mobile phone use.
