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Keeping federal spending down to Earth

AS IMPORTANT as the discovery of alien life forms may appear to be, this should not be a priority of the United States government. The House space science subcommittee heard testimony from experts on the possibility of extraterrestrial life on such gaseous planets of Jupiter and Uranus and in distant galaxies.


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Embryonic cell research poses no moral dilemma

I AM BOTH pro-life and diabetic. Until now, these two perspectives did not come into contact with one another to any significant degree. However, the accelerating controversy over whether to provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research has forced me - much as it has forced others across the country - to consider a number of philosophical and practical questions.


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Treat D.C. fairly

WHEN IN the course of human events, it becomes necessary for Washingtonians to dissolve the Political Bands ... Not being a Washingtonian - except by sympathy and affection - I don't have a right to declare the District's independence.


Opinion

Calling for consistent policies on China, Cuba

SINCE December, five U.S. professors traveling in China have been detained. The Chinese have held them on counts ranging from divulging "state secrets" to espionage, giving their families and the United States little information about their whereabouts or the charges they face.


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Equality despite differences at core of feminism

HOW SAD it is when women trade in their pedestal in order to become the butt of men's jokes." This quote, spoken by modern - and unconventional - feminist Wendy Shalit in her book A Return To Modesty, may seem absurd and ungrounded in our age of "liberated," independent women.


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Pushing GOP patients' rights bill

TURN ON the television, and one thing is clear: America wants a Patients' Bill of Rights. Numerous surveys show overwhelming support for a Patients' Bill of Rights and overwhelming hatred of health maintenance organizations.


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David Leblang, Director of Policy Studies at the Miller Center, analyzes how the Center has remained a nonpartisan institution during a particularly divisive time in politics. He delves into the various programs, events and policy proposals associated with the Center, and how they are making an impact at UVA and beyond.