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Concealed Guns in Airports

…said allowing civilians to carry concealed weapons in the terminal, which serves millions of travelers each year, would pose severe problems for the police and airport security workers. Sorting out…

Petroleum imports numbers all sources

…mitigate severe changes? Update: Exports of crude to elswhere (thousand barrels) 1967 26,451 1977 2,146 1987 54,964 1997 39,308 2007 8,999 The charts do not translate to the post, so…

Real income growth trends

…era, cyclical weakness in real income growth was minor and quickly reversed. But since 1975 the cyclical weakness in family income has been much more severe and prolonged. Moreover, the…

PTSD for kindergarten kids

…after the war were assessed in telephone interviews with the parents. RESULTS. Study I indicated that, during the war, most children had significant exposure to war-related experiences and had severe

Malingering or science? Part 1

…least mild traumatic brain injury. 30% of Iraq and Afghanistan casualties treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center have been diagnosed with mild, moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. USA…

Drought…gets no respect

…are only D-3 overall (severe). Notice the Lakes area, and the Southwest as well of course the Southeast as advertized nationally. California fires have overshadowed the more important long range…

Does the Buck Stop at Bush’s Desk?

…the substance (if any) in what she writes: We all like a president who says “The buck stops here.” Mr. Bush never ducks the buck. But he puts severe limits…

Arnold’s Fiscal Fraud Continues

…available general funds – and would have resulted in deeper and more severe cuts to health and human services programs provided by the State. Last year, the education community joined…

More Skills Needed

…were suffering a severe shortage. The complaint comes despite heavy job loses in the sector in recent years and seems ironic in the light of the announcement by General Motors…