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| Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST Beware the advice of elites |
| A new book, Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Graduates: Finding a Path to Your Perfect Career, contains "the collective wisdom of a diverse and inspiring cast of success stories—23 liberal arts graduates." I started out impressed. But as I read, I realized not one of these success stories involved a student with average grades and average drive from an average college. Most of the 23 succeeders were cherry-picked people from elite colleges: Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke, etc. |
| Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST The best–and worst–states for small biz |
| Ask small-business owners about their top concerns, and taxes are sure to be near the top of the list. Among the top tax-related issues for the National Federation of Independent Business, for instance, are repealing the alternative minimum tax, repealing the estate tax, and making the Bush administration's temporary tax cut permanent. |
| Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST Incumbent Bolten may pick an outsider for OMB |
| Incoming White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten is said to be leaning toward selecting an outsider with strong fiscal conservative credentials to take his spot as director of the Office of Management and Budget, according to some insiders. |
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| Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:31:38 GMT Moussaoui Jurors Hear Flight 93 Tape
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 AP - Federal prosecutors seeking the execution of Zacarias Moussaoui figuratively placed the jury aboard doomed Flight 93 for its last searing moments, playing a recording in which a passenger begs the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers, "Please, don't hurt me" and another cries "I don't want to die."
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| Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:13:53 GMT Iran Vows to Expand Uranium Enrichment
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 AP - Iran intends to move toward large-scale uranium enrichment involving 54,000 centrifuges, the country's deputy nuclear chief said Wednesday, signaling its resolve to expand a program the international community has insisted it halt.
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| Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:36:42 GMT Iraq Parliament to Meet; 3 Soldiers Killed
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 AP - The acting parliament speaker said Wednesday he will convene the legislature next week to push the formation of a new government that is stalled over who will be prime minister. Car and roadside bombings killed 13 people, including three U.S. soldiers, and injured dozens.
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| Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:17:34 EDT Flight 93's last moments |
| Jurors at Zacarias Moussaoui's death penalty trial today heard the first public playing of the cockpit voice recorder of United Airlines Flight 93, one of four planes hijacked on September 11, 2001. At the beginning of the recording, a voice said, "Ladies and gentlemen this is the captain ... remain seated." Another voice said, "We have a bomb on board." |
| Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:44:45 EDT Russia, Britain blast Iran's nuclear move |
| The United States has condemned Iran's announcement it has successfully enriched uranium for nuclear fuel, saying "once again they have chosen the pathway of defiance." |
| Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:12:44 EDT Iraq attacks kill 11, including 2 U.S. soldiers |
| Bombs killed 10 people, including two U.S. soldiers, around Iraq on Wednesday, while gunmen shot an Iraqi police officer to death on his way to work. |
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