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Obituary: Professor Sir Karl Popper
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Karl Raimund Popper, philosopher: born Vienna 28 July 1902;
Senior Lecturer, Canterbury University College, Christchurch, New
Zealand 1937-45; Reader in Logic and Scientific Method, London
School of Economics 1945-49, Professor of Logic and Scientific
Method 1949-69 (Emeritus); FBA 1958; President, Aristotelian
Society 1958- 59; President, British Society for the Philosophy of
Science 1959-61; Kt 1965; FRS 1976; CH 1982; Guest Professor in the
Theory of Science, University of Vienna 1986-94; Senior Research
Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 1986-94; author of
Logik der Forschung ...
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Counting Stimulus Jobs Is Tough Work
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; ...with compassion, constructive dialogue and goodwill. I also believethat the economy and integrity of the United States of America can andwill ``recover`` through Dedication, Teamwork and Personalized effort.NO PORTION OF THIS TRANSCRIPTION MAY BE...
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SCIENCE, TRANSPORTATION, COMMERCE NOMINEES:ANTHONY R. COSCIA
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; ...development banks in the United States.I am excited about the possibility of serving as an Amtrak director becauseI believe America`s global competitiveness requires expanding overall transportationcapacity and providing meaningful alternatives to the nation...
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EASTERN EUROPE AMBASSADORIAL NOMINATIONS:JAMES B. WARLICK
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...friendship between thepeople of Bulgaria and the United States. I will listen to Bulgarian concernsand be an advocate for America and our values. I will work to: -- Deepencooperation with Bulgaria on international peace and security, especiallyon overseas...
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FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TERRORISM:WALID PHARES
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...are several schools of thought thataddress the choices that can be made by U.S. policy makers. Some supportthe idea that America can and must seize any opportunity to use its resourcesto satisfy its immediate national interests. Others argue that the...
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FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TERRORISM:KENNETH BALLEN
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; ...process,we have assembled the first comprehensive picture of how people sympatheticto al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden feel about America and what can be doneto change their resentment. For this statement, we report on what drivespublic opinion, not why a particular...
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SCIENCE, TRANSPORTATION, COMMERCE NOMINEES:PHILIP E. COYLE, III
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...help support science and technology for America`s present needsand future development...make everyeffort to ensure we strengthen America`s innovations in science and technology...technology is the envy of the world, and America`s research anddevelopment enterprise...
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JUDICIARY AND JUSTICE NOMINATIONS:PATRICK LEAHY
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; ...PresidentObama is following through on his commitment to nominate men and womento the Federal bench who reflect the diversity of America. Diversity onthe bench helps ensure that the words ``equal justice under law,`` inscribedin Vermont marble over the entrance...
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SCIENCE, TRANSPORTATION, COMMERCE NOMINEES:SURESH KUMAR
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; ...management consultant who has also worked withthe homeless in America, as well as victims of child labor in Asia. Henow has the...businesses to more fully engage in Asia, Africa,and Latin America. The value and values of free and fair trade are embeddedin...
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