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It's still not entirely clear what caused I-5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington to collapse Thursday night. Nor is it clear, despite media reports, how strong the bridge was before it broke. What is clear is that, had the state needed to repair it, getting federal money to do so would be an [...]
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Bridges and U.S. Infrastructure Spending Are Falling: Is There a Link?
Posted by admin on May 25th, 2013
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No Comments »A bridge falling into the water and a vision for the future gone missing
Posted by admin on May 24th, 2013
In the wake of the I-5 bridge collapse, the authorities want you to know that “structurally deficient” and “functionally obsolete” don’t necessarily mean “about to fall into the river.” It’s true! They don’t. Necessarily. The Skagit River Bridge combined two problem categories: It was functionally obsolete, meaning built to outdated specifications, and it was fracture-critical, [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: #water, bridge, falling, future, Gone, Into, Missing, Vision No Comments »Falling in love with another girl lands Florida teen in criminal jeopardy
Posted by admin on May 20th, 2013
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Posted in Breaking News Tags: Another, criminal jeopardy, falling, Florida, Girl, lands, Love, Teen No Comments »Scandals Already Falling Apart
Posted by admin on May 16th, 2013
Ezra Klein: “The crucial ingredient for a scandal is the prospect of high-level White House involvement and wide political repercussions. Government wrongdoing is boring. Scandals can bring down presidents, decide elections and revive down-and-out political parties. Scandals can dominate American politics for months at a time.” Tweet This Post
Being In the Middle Class Means Worrying About Falling Behind
Posted by admin on April 25th, 2013
Americans still believe they can reach for the stars, but they are increasingly fearful they are standing on a trapdoor as they try. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: about, behind, being, Class, falling, means, Middle, worrying No Comments »Magazine: The Criminal Justice System: Does It Prepare Juvenile Delinquents For Falling Through The Cracks?
Posted by admin on April 12th, 2013
The Criminal Justice System: Does It Prepare Juvenile Delinquents For Falling Through The Cracks? The Onion Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Cracks, criminal, delinquents, falling, Justice, juvenile, Magazine, Prepare, system, Through No Comments »Obama’s Falling Approval Hasn’t Made Him Weaker Yet
Posted by admin on March 15th, 2013
Nate Cohn says that too much weight is given to President Obama’s approval rate sinking below the 50% threshold in recent polls. Tweet This Post
Report: Chinese Third-Graders Falling Behind U.S. High School Students in Math, Science
Posted by admin on February 27th, 2013
CHESTNUT HILL, MA—According to an alarming new report published Wednesday by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, third-graders in China are beginning to lag behind U.S. Tweet This Post
Posted in Breaking News Tags: behind, Chinese, falling, high, Math', Report, School, science, Students, ThirdGraders, U.S. No Comments »SPIN METER: In budget fight, sky is falling again
Posted by admin on February 26th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his officials are doing their best to drum up public concern over the shock wave of spending cuts that could strike the government in just days. So it's a good time to be alert for sky-is-falling hype. Tweet This Post
