Washing away the mud.
Byline: The Register-Guard It's tempting to advise Republican Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia to get more exercise, wear looser clothing, become a vegan - anything to improve blood circulation to his brain. Broun suggested on Monday that President-elect Barack Obama may be poised to fuse...

God and Race in American Politics: A Short History.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] God and Race in American Politics: A Short History By Mark A. Noll (Princeton University Press, 2008) 209 pp.; $22.95 THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL RACE will long be remembered for its historic precedents. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) became the first African-American nominee...

Blue helmets and black markets; the business of survival in the siege of Sarajevo.
9780801443558 Blue helmets and black markets; the business of survival in the siege of Sarajevo. Andreas, Peter. Cornell U. Press 2008 208 pages $25.00 Hardcover DR1313 Andreas (political science and international...

Ceci Mangera Cela: architecture subsumed by politics.
Stanley Mathews. From Agit-Prop to Free Space: The Architecture of Cedric Price. London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007. 284 pp., 39 color ills., 181 b/w. $45 paper Felicity D. Scott. Architecture or Techno-Utopia: Politics after Modernism. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007. 304 pp., 77...

The Cherokee Nation in the Civil War.
The Cherokee Nation in the Civil War. By Clarissa W. Confer. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, c. 2007. Pp. xii, 199. $24.95, ISBN 9780-8061-3803-9.) The outbreak of the Civil War placed the Cherokee Nation in a terrible predicament. Many Cherokees owned slaves, and some had cheered secession....

Synutra Leads its Industry in 2009 CCTV Primetime Advertising Auction.
QINGDAO, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Synutra International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYUT, "Synutra"), a leading infant formula company in China, and a producer, marketer and seller of nutritional products for infants, children and adults, today announced that it ranked 5th overall in last week's China Central Television...

Rebuilding America Twenty Dollars at a Time.
DENVER, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation is at an economic crossroads. Rebuilding the country's infrastructure is being considered to jump start jobs and the economy. So, where does the average person fit in to this equation? Rebuilding of America announces an ambitious program that joins Americans together. Anyone...

Architectural Record Showcases Socially Conscious Design.
Architects and design-build crews are redefining areas racked by homelessness, wars and natural disasters NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In its October issue, Architectural Record turns its pages toward humanitarian design efforts led by architects, design firms, teachers and students. With stunning photography and thoughtful texts,...

State eyeing economic stimulus money; Obama's priorities parallel Patrick initiatives.
Byline: John J. Monahan BOSTON - Even before the voting began, officials in Massachusetts were laying the groundwork for a share of a national economic stimulus program expected to be among the first pieces of business for President-elect Barack H. Obama and the new Congress. ...

2.5 Trillion Dollars of CA Real Estate at Risk.
NEW UC REPORT PUTS PRICE TAG ON GLOBAL WARMING DAMAGE BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- As collapsing domestic real estate values continue to fuel a global financial crisis, a major new report from the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) for the first time gives a comprehensive...