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Obama Gives Keynes His First Real-World Test

British economist John Maynard Keynes believed government spending could pull an economy out of recession. After deficits ballooned in the 1970s, his ideas were widely discredited. Now, with the Obama administration's $825 billion stimulus plan, Keynesian economics gets its first real-world test. ()  

 

Iraqi Candidates Hit Old-Fashioned Campaign Trail

A relative lack of violence has allowed candidates to hit the campaign trail for retail politicking. ()  

Serotonin Boost Turns Locusts Into Social Swarms

New research links the chemical serotonin to the gregarious, swarming behavior of locusts. ()  

 
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  • Jerry Douglas; 'Takarasaka'
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  • Rob Ickes; 'The Last Polar Bear'
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  • Jorgenson, John Quintet; 'Ultraspontane'
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  • Golden Arm Trio; 'Greyhound'
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  • Joshua Redman; 'Un Peu Fou'
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  • Tuatara; 'Smugglerõs Cove'
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    Trading With the Enemy
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  • Atmosphere; 'Painting'
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    CD Title:
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  • Brad Shepik; 'Tuck On In'
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    Knitting Factory
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  • Tommy Guerrero; 'Exzebache'
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    A Little Bit of Somethin'
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    Beggars Banquet
    Catalog Number:
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  • Portastatic; 'The Sunset Rock'
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    Who Loves the Sun
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  • Bud Powell; 'Duid Deed'
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    Blue Note
    Catalog Number:
    Cdp 724383697823
     
  • DeVotchKa; 'First Push'
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    DeVotchKa
    Composer:
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    CD Title:
    Little Miss Sunshine [Original Soundtrack]
    Label:
    Lakeshore S
    Catalog Number:
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