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National Defense August 2008 Matthew Rusling	Oil Is Out; Is Nuclear In? Put yourself in an imaginary time machine and set the dial to around the year 2040. The exorbitant price of oil, now at $500 a barrel, has pushed a good chunk of the globe toward nuclear power.
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Predator Ground Stations Need Redesign, Say Pilots The demands for aerial surveillance in Iraq and Afghanistan grow by the day, and that means more Predator unmanned aircraft and pilots are needed.
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Reaper Drones Accomplishing Traditional Fighter Jet Missions Since they were first deployed as reconnaissance and attack aircraft, the Predators have been credited with helping to change the tide in counterinsurgency operations.
National Defense August 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Drones in The Military: Infatuation or True Love? Unmanned aircraft will remain an important component in the aerospace industry, but the military is still uncertain how to integrate them into their plans.
National Defense August 2008 John Stafford & David Goodwin	Revised Rules for Battlefield Contractors The expansion of the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000 and the Uniform Code of Military Justice has complicated the legal environment for U.S. contractors co-located with military forces abroad.
Information Today July 21, 2008 Barbara Quint	Voters and Public Library Funding: An OCLC Market Research Report Public libraries are in trouble. Costs and demands for their services continue to rise, while revenue and support for maintaining, much less increasing, financial support continue to sink.
CFO July 15, 2008 Leibs & Reason	IFRS and When The SEC may decide soon whether and when U.S. companies will switch to international accounting standards. And it's a good thing, as panic from not knowing the date is percolating.
ifeminists July 15, 2008 Carey Roberts	No Place for Blind Woman at Womencare A victim of abuse turns to a woman's shelter for help, but finds they are another abusive entity.
Popular Mechanics July 15, 2008 Phaedra Hise	Mini Reactors Show Promise for Clean Nuclear Power's Future If new portable reactors get the green light this month, nuclear energy could be rolled out in the furthest reaches of the United States.
HBS Working Knowledge July 14, 2008 Sarah Jane Gilbert	HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina The organization New Schools for New Orleans aims to create networks of schools to receive shared support services while avoiding the dysfunctions of a large urban district.
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