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Methane Hydrate, Our |
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| In the 1970s, Russian scientists first reported finding a miraculous form of ice in the Black Sea that burned with an intense orange flame. |
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The New Era of Publi |
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| As Bill Clinton acknowledged in 1995, ��쏷he era of big government is over.��� However, society still needs to make investments in huge infrastructure projects like highways, dams, and cultural institutions. When developing these big projects while maintaining a smaller government, the solution is increasingly to turn to ��쐏ublic-private partnerships,��� to which both government and private enterprise bring their unique advantages. |
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Kill All the Trial L |
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| If any elected official stood before Congress and proposed raising taxes for the average family of four by $3,380 per year, he or she would find himself voted out of office in the next election. |
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Global Cash Surplus |
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| As we��셶e forecasted previously in Trends, the prices of higher-end homes, which cost $1 million and up, have softened in recent months. But overall, U.S. housing prices have continued to rise, climbing 14.5 percent in the year ending June 30, 2005. That��셲 the fastest annual pace in 25 years. |
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The Outlook for HDTV |
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| In the late 1990s, when the first television channels began offering high-definition television, few U.S. households had HDTV sets to receive the signals, and it��셲 no wonder: Shows in high-def were scarce, and the average price of an HDTV set was $3,147. |
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