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National Defense June 2007 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Education Trends Portend Trouble for Defense One of the most troubling trends in the U.S. is that our schools are producing fewer U.S.-born science and math graduates than countries such as China, Taiwan, South Korea, India and Mexico.
National Defense June 2007 Stew Magnuson	Defense Department Prison Policies Fomenting Radicalism, Expert Says The practice of mixing suspects with hardened terrorists in Iraqi prisons is further spreading radicalism, and could spawn the next generation of violent extremists who could threaten Europe and the United States.
National Defense June 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	More Services, Less Hardware Define Current Military Buildup In the midst of the largest military expansion since the Reagan administration, industry analysts warn that the gravy days cannot last much longer.
National Defense June 2007 Grace Jean	U.S. Space Initiatives Fall Short on Ambition For a perspective on the nation's science and technology status, one need look no further than President Bush's initiative to send Americans back to the moon by 2015.
National Defense June 2007 Robert H. Williams	Water Machine Geared for Disaster Relief Spectra Watermachines has developed a device that can produce up to 3,500 gallons of drinking water a day from polluted or salt water.
National Defense June 2007 Shaheen & Bombach	ITT Penalties: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? ITT, the premier manufacturer of night-vision equipment for the U.S. armed forces was given one of the largest penalties eve in a criminal case. Many wonder whether this extraordinary penalty was reasonable.
ifeminists May 16, 2007 Carey Roberts	Pelosi Proclaims Women as "Peacekeepers of our Societies" Coming just a month after her ill-fated peace mission to Syria, it's regrettable the Speaker of the House would tap the occasion of Mother's Day to indulge in gender stereotyping and male-bashing.
ifeminists May 16, 2007 Tony Zizza	Time For Paris Hilton To Grow Up In America, the wheels of justice come to a screeching halt for yet another "no consequences" celebrity.
ifeminists May 16, 2007 Leving & Sacks	Equal Rights Amendment Yes, 'Women's Equality Amendment' No Unfortunately, the bill's sponsors have changed the ERA's name to the Women's Equality Amendment. There's a major problem with that, because when considering injustices based on gender, today men and fathers can lay claim to many of them.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2007 Doug Bibby	A Stubborn Affordable Housing Problem While there has never been a better time to be an apartment professional or investor, there has never been a more important time to be an advocate for the creation of more affordable housing.
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