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Geotimes March 2003 Greg Peterson	Congress confronts a depleting aquifer Approximately 30 percent of the groundwater used for irrigation in the U.S. comes from a single source: the High Plains Aquifer. In March, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources passed a bill that provides a scientific basis for extending the usable life of the aquifer.
Geotimes March 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	Terrorism puts foreign students in spotlight Big changes are confronting the foreign student community in the United States.
Geotimes March 2003 Robert M. Hamilton	Milestones in Earthquake Research This year, the first national program for earthquake research turns 25. More importantly, Congress will consider its reauthorization in the upcoming session. As we look to its future incarnation, it is worth keeping in mind what led to the program in the first place.
Geotimes March 2003 Larry Kennedy	Scientist on the Hill: An Introduction The author, a professional geologist, talks about the path that has led him to the American Geological Institute's Congressional Science Fellowship, where he is working with U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada on issues ranging from water and other natural resources to drought and climate change.
Entrepreneur April 2003 Joshua Kurlantzick	Help Needed? Does Uncle Sam owe entrepreneurs a helping hand, or should the government just get out of small business's way? Two experts face off.
Wired April 2003 David Ewing Duncan	Do-or-Die at Yucca Mountain The regulatory tug-of-war over Nevada's nuclear waste dump has dragged on for decades. Meanwhile, temporary sites across the country are overflowing with radioactive fuel rods -- making them perfect targets for terror.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2003 Patricia Panchak	Executives Say 'No' To Iraq War Since October 2002 an organization called Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities (BLSP) has run ads in the national media condemning the Bush Administration's drive to launch a war in Iraq. The group's members include 500 current or former CEOs.
Wired April 2003 Schwartz & Randall	How Hydrogen Can Save America The cost of oil dependence has never been so clear. Consumers are ready for an alternative. From Detroit to Dallas, even the oil establishment is primed for change. We put a man on the moon in a decade; we can achieve energy independence just as fast. Here's how.
ifeminists March 11, 2003 Glenn Sacks	Iraqi Draftees: We Should Care About Their Boys, Too In the debate over the war let us not forget the one group of inevitable casualties in whom neither the war's opponents nor proponents have taken sufficient interest -- Iraq's young men. We should care about their lives, too.
ifeminists March 4, 2003 Tracy Quan	U.S. lags on sex laws America's prostitution policies are so backward in comparison to those of most advanced countries that we provoke sarcastic comparisons with Islamic theocracies. Given our self-image as a secular democracy, this is more than embarrassing. It's bizarre.
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