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College Basketball Betting: Virginia at North Carolina

So have the North Carolina Tar Heels figured things out? The Heels were on their first three-game skid under Roy Williams but turned things around for one night by winning at N.C. State on Tuesday. UNC hasn’t won two in a row this decade – granted…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

President Obama Highlights Bipartisan Policy Center Health Care Reform Plan in Remarks to House Republicans

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In today’s remarks at the House Republican Issues Conference, President Obama praised the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) plan for reforming health care, entitled: “Crossing Our Lines: Working Together to…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

Howard Davies in Davos: What is the verdict on the conference?

Although the conference dribbles on until Sunday morning, by Friday evening the tone has been set. So what is the verdict?
The mood is certainly better than last year, when the world was ending, but it is worse than at the beginning of last week. Aless…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Random Thoughts |

European Union Associates Itself With Copenhagen Accord and Submits Emissions Reduction Target

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In a letter to the UN Climate Change  Convention Secretariat, the European Union and its member states today confirmed  their willingness to be associated with the Copenhagen Accord negotiated du…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

College Basketball Betting: Gonzaga at Santa Clara

The Gonzaga Bulldogs will try for a 22nd consecutive victory over the Santa Clara Broncos tonight.
College basketball betting odds have the Bulldogs listed as 13.5-point road favorites.
The Bulldogs won their eighth in a row overall and kept their bid …

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

College Basketball Betting: Texas Tech at Texas

Playing their first game since falling from the top of the rankings, the Texas Longhorns go for their 14th consecutive home victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a Big 12 matchup tonight.
College hoops betting odds have the Longhorns pegged as 17….

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |
 

The National World War II Museum Announces Next International Conference on WWII

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — The National World War II Museum’s first International Conference on World War II in 2006 set the precedent for outstanding scholarship and public history on the most pivotal event of the modern era. The Museum cont…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

Safety Council Announces 20th Year for Annual Construction Safety Conference & Expo!

CHICAGO, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Construction Safety Council will be hosting its 20th Annual Construction Safety Conference next month.  The conference will be held on February 16 – 18, 2010 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Cent…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

College Basketball Betting: Michigan State at Michigan

The Michigan State Spartans have matched the best Big Ten start in school history and are aiming to repeat as conference champions and to win one more game than they did last season when they were runner-up to North Carolina in the national title game….

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |

College Basketball Betting: Kentucky at South Carolina

For the first time in almost seven years, the Kentucky Wildcats play as the nation’s top-ranked team when they try to avoid a third consecutive loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks tonight in an SEC matchup.
College basketball betting odds have the W…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Public Interest |