Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Congress’
In US politics, it’s who you know, not what
U. WARWICK (UK) — For political lobbyists in the United States, it pays to have friends in high places. Continue…
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 13:20 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - Jan 27, 2011 15:49 - 3 Comments
In Congress, women outdeliver men
U. CHICAGO (US) — Women in the U.S. Congress deliver more federal projects to their home districts and sponsor more legislation than their male counterparts, a new study shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 17, 2010 10:29 - 1 Comment
Small investors see red over cap and trade
UC DAVIS (US)—Small investors could be big losers if a federal climate change plan known as cap and trade becomes law and accounting standards for carbon credits are not yet established, a new study suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 25, 2009 13:27 - 0 Comments
Thanksgiving’s grain of truth
U. COLORADO (US)—The oft-told story of the Pilgrims and the Indians celebrating and befriending each other is more myth than truth, says scholar Chris Lewis. The two groups tolerated each other out of necessity. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 2, 2009 16:11 - 0 Comments
Bitemark evidence less reliable than DNA
U. BUFFALO (US)—A new study challenges the commonly held belief that every bitemark can be perpetrator identified, and concludes that bitemarks should be very carefully evaluated in criminal investigations where perpetrator identity is the focus of a case. (more…)
