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Chemistry World February 5, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Toxicologist assumes leadership of key NIH institute Linda Birnbaum, who took the helm of the US National Institutes of Health's environmental science agency in January has spent the bulk of her three-decade career researching the health effects of environmental pollutants.
HBS Working Knowledge February 5, 2009 Jim Heskett	Why Can't We Figure Out How to Select Leaders? Is it possible with any degree of confidence to select people for certain leadership jobs? Or are there leadership jobs in business for which it is simply impossible to select people with any degree of confidence?
Popular Mechanics February 5, 2009 Erik Sofge	Why Shovel-Ready Infrastructure is Wrong (Right Now) Then-president-elect Obama gave life to the term when speaking about his economic recovery strategy on a December visit to NBC's Meet the Press. But what exactly is a shovel-ready project?
Home Theater February 4, 2009	It's Official: DTV Transition Botched The on-again, off-again effort to delay the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12 has overcome its biggest obstacle.
InternetNews February 4, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Napolitano Urged to Act on Border Laptop Seizures Homeland security advisers press for greater oversight by privacy officials.
Bank Systems & Technology February 3, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	J.P. Morgan Chosen as Custodian in Fed's MBS Program The goal of the program is to provide support to mortgage and housing markets and to foster improved conditions in financial markets more generally.
BusinessWeek February 3, 2009 Jack & Suzy Welch	For a Fast-Acting Stimulus Plan... Washington needs to face three facts about banks, pork, and revenge.
National Defense March 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	Emotions Drive Many Homeland Security Decisions, Scholars Say When it comes to spending funds on the nation's security, the U.S. government must make risk-based decisions, but should they be based on logic or emotions?
National Defense March 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	DHS Testing 'Squid' to Halt Border-Jumping Vehicles The Department of Homeland Security is funding technology aimed at stopping drug runners and migrants from speeding through border checkpoints.
National Defense March 2009 Stew Magnuson	Coast Guard to Beef Up Vessel Identification Network The Coast Guard has embarked on an initiative to improve communication between its land bases and vessels at sea.
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