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Biofuel researchers are nibbling on new ideas, hoping to end the feast on food crops
Associated Press WriterAMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) _ In future years we may look back at the Great Mexican Tortilla Crisis of 2006 as the time when ethanol lost its vroom. Right or wrong, that was when blame firmly settled on biofuels for the surge in food prices. The...Tags: Economic Policy, Ecosystems, Breads, Agriculture, Market and Exchange
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College grads face tough job market
About this time every year, Philip Gardner, the director of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University, takes a preliminary pulse of the job market for graduating college students. "It doesn't look good," he said about...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Sun Microsystems Inc., Armed Forces, Citigroup Incorporated, Employment
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GM, Chrysler on death's stoop
Of The Associated PressWhen Chrysler was near death and awaiting a government bailout in 1979, then-CEO Lee Iacocca ordered drastic spending cuts and required all checks of more than $1,000 to be approved by a senior vice president. Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corp. need...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Douglas, Ford Motor Co., Corporate Officers, Employees
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Paying the price for tax cuts in Broward County
South Florida Sun-SentinelWeston homeowner Tony Steinbuck fights fires for a living, but even he is incensed by the more than 50 percent increase in fire fees imposed by his city. "It's a big scam," said Steinbuck, 47, a Palm Beach County firefighter whose bill jumped from $232...Tags: State Budgets, Property Tax, Weston (Broward, Florida), Pembroke Park, Local Authority
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You're paying for tax cuts in Palm Beach County
South Florida Sun-SentinelArmand Nault battles fires for a living, but the West Palm Beach resident is highly skeptical of a new $25 fire fee imposed by his city. "When does the assessment stop?" asked Nault, 54, a lieutenant in the Palm Beach County fire department and...Tags: Delray Beach, State Budgets, Palm Beach County, Manalapan, Property Tax
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Dogfighting in Chicago: 'An absence of shame'
Tribune reporterThe Englewood basement was cramped, chaotic. Fifty people -- parents, kids, a pregnant woman -- huddled around a bloody 10-foot-by-10-foot ring, cheering two pit bulls trained to kill. Barbaric to most, this medieval blood sport remains a routine...Tags: Animals, National Football League, Michael Vick, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali
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Renaldo Hill
Pine Crest SchoolRenaldo Hill knows the NFL is serious. A three-year letter winner at Michigan State University, he understands the maturation process that comes with moving up in the game of football. "It is definitely a different intensity. There is more ownership...Tags: The Express (movie), National Football League, Television, Arizona Cardinals, Football
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Brandon Fields
Pine Crest SchoolIn no way does Brandon Fields, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound man, look like a stereotypical punter. But he definitely uses his size to his advantage. Beginning as an 8th-grade punter, Fields progressed through high school and NCAA ranks, playing at Michigan...Tags: National Football League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, High Schools, Football, Miami Dolphins
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NU provost, professor
Tribune reporterLawrence B. Dumas, a biochemist turned administrator, helped implement aggressive efforts to improve all levels of academic life at Northwestern University during 11 years as the school's provost. Dr. Dumas, 67, of Evanston died Monday, Nov. 17, in...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Evanston, Natural Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Academic Progress
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Dogfighting appalling to most but part of culture to others
The Englewood basement was cramped, chaotic. Fifty people—parents, kids, a pregnant woman—huddled around a bloody 10-by-10-foot ring, cheering two pit bulls trained to kill. Barbaric to most, this medieval blood sport remains a routine source...Tags: Animals, National Football League, Michael Vick, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali
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Accelerator decision would advance Chicago-area economy as well as science
Special to the TribuneA billion-dollar local economic boost is riding on the decision of where to locate a $550 million, federally funded science facility. The Department of Energy will choose by January whether to build this scientific plum, an accelerator to create rare...Tags: Argonne National Laboratory, Colleges and Universities, Environmental Pollution, University of Chicago, Illinois
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Obama's tax plan and McCain's fantasy
It had to happen. Joe the Plumber has a publicist. Remember how Sen. John McCain made Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher of Holland, Ohio, into a working-class hero for questioning Sen. Barack Obama's tax plans? Nashville-based publicist Jim Della...Tags: John McCain, Alaska, Economic Policy, State Budgets, Barack Obama
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